Three Way leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Three Way typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Three Way, ~20% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Three Way compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Three Way leans more Republican than 17 of 76 neighbors.
Three Way runs about 18 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Three Way. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+59) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+47), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Three Way 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 Three Way, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Three Way drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Three Way, TN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Three Way looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Three Way is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Three Way own their home, above 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Windy City, TN R+46
- Humboldt, TN R+15
- Medina, TN R+54
- Mason Grove, TN R+56
- Gibson, TN R+64
- Sitka, TN R+63
- West, TN R+62
- Oakfield, TN R+32
- Gum Flat, TN R+56
- Gadsden, TN R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gnadenhutten, OH R+58
- Millry, AL R+63
- Neshkoro, WI R+36
- Kingsville, OH R+42
- West Union, WV R+66
- Rolling Hills, CA D+2
- Bryantown, MD R+9
- Lynnwood-Pricedale, PA R+28
- Mossyrock, WA R+40
- Shelby, MS D+77
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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.