Ten Mile is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Ten Mile typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ten Mile, ~10% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ten Mile compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ten Mile leans more Republican than 56 of 73 neighbors.
Ten Mile runs about 42 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Ten Mile leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Ten Mile. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Ten Mile, TN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Ten Mile looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Ten Mile own their home, about 14 points above the Tennessee average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Maple Grove, TN R+64
- Watts Bar Estates, TN R+64
- Peakland, TN R+73
- Erie, TN R+75
- Murray Store, TN R+74
- Roddy, TN R+65
- Holiday Hills, TN R+61
- Tranquillity, TN R+72
- Glen Alice, TN R+65
- Paint Rock, TN R+74
Cities with Similar Populations
- Granger, TX R+40
- Ringle, WI R+39
- La Belle, PA D+27
- Moville, IA R+40
- Nashwauk, MN R+24
- Audubon, IA R+39
- Thornton, IL D+28
- Harris, MN R+43
- Helena West Side, MT D+14
- South Fork, PA R+49
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.