Tusculum is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Tusculum typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tusculum, ~16% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tusculum compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tusculum leans more Republican than 11 of 69 neighbors.
Tusculum runs about 20 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Tusculum. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+63) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+49), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Tusculum 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 Tusculum, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Tusculum votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 33%, modestly above the Tennessee average of 21%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Tusculum, TN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Tusculum looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Tusculum is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Afton, TN R+69
- Rockwood Hill, TN R+57
- Greeneville, TN R+57
- Chuckey, TN R+69
- Greystone, TN R+73
- Camp Creek, TN R+72
- Brittontown, TN R+73
- Limestone, TN R+70
- Union Temple, TN R+71
- Dulaney, TN R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Versailles, IN R+60
- Durand, WI R+34
- Windsor, MO R+56
- Okeana, OH R+62
- Portola, CA R+32
- Concrete, WA R+23
- Knoxville, IL R+26
- Hessmer, LA R+73
- Queenstown, MD R+16
- Leesburg, OH R+66
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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.