Theta is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Theta typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Theta, ~18% vote Democratic, ~69% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Theta compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Theta leans more Republican than 30 of 67 neighbors.
Theta runs about 28 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Theta. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+67) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+48), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Theta 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 Theta, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in Theta are family households, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Theta, 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 Theta looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in Theta own their home, about 18 points above the Tennessee average of 77%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Theta have completed high school, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Santa Fe, TN R+66
- Carters Creek, TN R+50
- Neapolis, TN R+39
- Fly, TN R+67
- Leipers Fork, TN R+49
- Spring Hill, TN R+34
- Thompsons Station, TN R+43
- Kingfield, TN R+49
Cities with Similar Populations
- Whitefield, OK R+72
- Landfall, MN D+11
- Pittsburg, MI R+34
- Gratz, PA R+66
- Avon, SD R+57
- Caspian, MI R+28
- Toney Creek, SC R+72
- Nortonville, KS R+55
- Leawood, MO R+43
- South Montrose, PA R+48
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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.