Upper Sinking is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Upper Sinking typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Upper Sinking, ~9% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Upper Sinking compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Upper Sinking leans more Republican than 31 of 41 neighbors.
Upper Sinking runs about 44 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Upper Sinking 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 Upper Sinking, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Upper Sinking live in densely developed areas, about 17 points below the Tennessee average of 21%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Upper Sinking, TN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Upper Sinking looks the way it does
Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Upper Sinking sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hornertown, TN R+71
- Pleasantville, TN R+73
- Lomax Crossroads, TN R+68
- Shubert, TN R+71
- Kimmins, TN R+68
- Linden, TN R+73
- Hohenwald, TN R+65
- Lobelville, TN R+73
- Coble, TN R+73
- DePriest Bend, TN R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alderpoint, CA D+23
- Taylor Landing, TX R+77
- Lockport, IN R+56
- Ruby Corner, NY R+41
- Bryceland, LA R+6
- Bryant, IL R+43
- Elm Hall, LA D+11
- Uniontown, IN R+63
- Siloam, TX R+76
- Belle Meade, AR D+60
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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.