Tigrett is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 56% of adults in Tigrett typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tigrett, ~9% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tigrett compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tigrett leans more Republican than 47 of 76 neighbors.
Tigrett runs about 39 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Tigrett. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+76) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+64), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Tigrett 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 Tigrett, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in Tigrett drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Tigrett sits in the bottom quarter (about 9%, below 94% of cities).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Tigrett, TN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Tigrett looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Tigrett is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 86% of adults in Tigrett have completed high school, below 76% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Friendship, TN R+69
- Bruceville, TN R+70
- Chestnut Bluff, TN R+59
- Bishop, TN R+71
- Crockett Mills, TN R+74
- RoEllen, TN R+72
- Fowlkes, TN R+71
- Frog Jump, TN R+70
- Maury City, TN R+61
- Rock Springs, TN R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cocked Hat, DE R+38
- Walkersville, WV R+62
- Francis, OK R+67
- Barnhill, IL R+72
- Waltham, MN R+40
- Crystal Hill, VA R+35
- Mount Welcome, WV R+64
- Cruso, NC R+51
- Peru, VT D+35
- Irene, IL R+37
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.