Tidwell is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Tidwell typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tidwell, ~16% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tidwell compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tidwell leans more Republican than 15 of 57 neighbors.
Tidwell runs about 28 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Tidwell. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+66) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+52), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Tidwell 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 Tidwell, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in Tidwell are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Tidwell, TN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Tidwell looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Tidwell 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
- East Side, TN R+51
- Bon Aqua, TN R+62
- Spencers Mill, TN R+54
- Burns, TN R+52
- Pomona, TN R+57
- Lyles, TN R+65
- Wrigley, TN R+66
- Dickson, TN R+51
- Pinewood, TN R+66
- Eno, TN R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dunkirk, OH R+59
- Olivehill, TN R+76
- Fort Duchesne, UT R+29
- Pilot Hill, CA R+22
- Essex, IL R+47
- Roscoe, NY R+18
- Ballard, UT R+71
- Sykesville, PA R+53
- Burnett, WI R+45
- Cool Valley, MO D+75
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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.