Tennessee City is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Tennessee City typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tennessee City, ~12% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tennessee City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tennessee City leans more Republican than 23 of 61 neighbors.
Tennessee City runs about 34 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Tennessee City leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Tennessee City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Tennessee City are family households, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Tennessee City, TN sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Tennessee City looks the way it does
Turnout in Tennessee City sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Eno, TN R+60
- Pond, TN R+61
- McEwen, TN R+64
- Dickson, TN R+51
- Poplar Grove, TN R+64
- Gorman, TN R+64
- Sylvia, TN R+65
- Silvertop, TN R+67
- Pomona, TN R+57
- Vanleer, TN R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Essex, IA R+46
- Nerstrand, MN R+32
- Hastings, IN R+69
- Tryon, OK R+71
- Newell, SD R+75
- Heather Glen, CA R+23
- Howard, CO R+35
- Cowley, WY R+77
- Marshes Siding, KY R+77
- Rhea, AR R+55
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.