Tiline is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Tiline typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tiline, ~11% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tiline compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tiline leans more Republican than 44 of 69 neighbors.
Tiline runs about 35 points more Republican than Kentucky as a whole.
Why Tiline 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 Tiline, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Tiline live in densely developed areas, about 13 points below the Kentucky average of 18%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Tiline fits that profile on both counts.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Tiline, KY sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Tiline looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Tiline own their home, about 15 points above the Kentucky average of 78%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Smithland, KY R+66
- Iuka, KY R+63
- Grand Rivers, KY R+60
- Burna, KY R+68
- Dycusburg, KY R+67
- Lake City, KY R+58
- New Liberty, IL R+60
- Salem, KY R+67
- Suwanee, KY R+57
- Kuttawa, KY R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bronwood, GA R+18
- Stone Mills, NY R+47
- Briggs, TX R+66
- East Tallassee, AL R+71
- Dobbins Heights, NC D+60
- Conway, MS D+16
- Princeton, ID R+59
- Richburg, NY R+49
- Shirley, IL R+22
- Elkton, TN R+62
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Kentucky State Board 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.