Tin Cup is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Tin Cup typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tin Cup, ~12% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tin Cup compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tin Cup leans more Republican than 11 of 53 neighbors.
Tin Cup runs about 34 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Tin Cup. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+74) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+56), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Tin Cup 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 Tin Cup, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Tin Cup votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 24%, about 12 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Local retail density and voter turnout
Places with dense local retail within a mile tend to turn out at a higher rate; Tin Cup, TN sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Nearby retail does not change how people vote; it reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Tin Cup looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Tin Cup is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Camden, TN R+62
- Sawyers Mill, TN R+72
- Chalklevel, TN R+66
- Mount Moriah, TN R+65
- Bruceton, TN R+61
- Eva, TN R+68
- Vale, TN R+71
- Hollow Rock, TN R+66
- New Johnsonville, TN R+61
- Buena Vista, TN R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fairfield, ND R+68
- Gusher, UT R+62
- Mc Dowell, VA R+52
- Perry Mills, NY R+19
- Center, NE R+48
- Perth, VA R+31
- Mascot, VA R+35
- Keweenaw Bay, MI R+31
- Clarendon, MI R+51
- Clayton, ID R+52
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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.