Thompsons Store is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Thompsons Store typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Thompsons Store, ~11% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Thompsons Store compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Thompsons Store leans more Republican than 8 of 67 neighbors.
Thompsons Store runs about 36 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Thompsons Store 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 Thompsons Store, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Thompsons Store live in densely developed areas, about 17 points below the Tennessee average of 21%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Thompsons Store fits that profile on both counts.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Thompsons Store, TN does.
Why turnout in Thompsons Store looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Thompsons Store is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 48%, about 8 points below the Tennessee average of 56%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Judio, KY R+67
- Allons, TN R+71
- Hestand, KY R+71
- Kettle, KY R+72
- Hobart, KY R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Piney Fork, KY R+71
- Half Moon, AR R+71
- Silver Bay, NY R+14
- Chiltonville, MA R+5
- Sardis, OK R+69
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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.