Tulu is a Republican stronghold. About 11% of voters here vote Democratic and 89% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Tulu typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tulu, ~8% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tulu compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tulu leans more Republican than 43 of 57 neighbors.
Tulu runs about 48 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Tulu 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 Tulu, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Tulu, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Tennessee average of 22%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 95% of residents in Tulu drive to work alone, above 98% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Tulu, TN sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Tulu looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Tulu own their home, about 15 points above the Tennessee average of 77%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Tulu sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Shiloh, TN R+78
- Michie, TN R+77
- Counce, TN R+75
- Kendrick, MS R+80
- Pickwick Dam, TN R+72
- Pyburns, TN R+77
- West Shiloh, TN R+81
- Doskie, MS R+82
- Nixon, TN R+79
- Guys, TN R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Selbyville, WV R+69
- Scarce Grease, AL R+80
- Flomot, TX R+86
- Webb City, OK R+70
- Glendale, IL R+58
- Wesco, MO R+67
- Gogebic, MI R+16
- Jeffrey City, WY R+56
- Salem, MD R+43
- Twin Hills, AK D+27
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.