Tipton County leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Tipton County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tipton County, ~18% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tipton County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Tipton County leans more Republican than 11 of 13 neighbors.
Tipton County runs about 18 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Tipton County. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+8) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+76), a spread of about 84 points.
Why Tipton County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Tipton County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 73% of households in Tipton County are family households, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Foreign-born share and voter turnout
Places with a low foreign-born share tend to turn out in mixed patterns; Tipton County, TN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Tipton County looks the way it does
Turnout in Tipton County sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Lauderdale County, TN R+23
- Fayette County, TN R+33
- Shelby County, TN D+40
- Haywood County, TN D+13
- Mississippi County, AR R+10
- Crittenden County, AR D+22
- DeSoto County, MS R+15
- Crockett County, TN R+57
- Hardeman County, TN R+14
- Dyer County, TN R+47
Counties with Similar Populations
- Granville County, NC R+7
- St. Joseph County, MI R+35
- Cumberland County, TN R+57
- Washington County, NY R+23
- Rutland County, VT R+9
- Pittsylvania County, VA R+39
- Columbia County, NY D+12
- Hood County, TX R+61
- Garfield County, CO R+5
- Pender County, NC R+33
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.