Vale is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Vale typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Vale, ~10% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Vale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Vale leans more Republican than 54 of 62 neighbors.
Vale runs about 41 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Vale 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 Vale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Vale, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 27 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the Tennessee average of 22%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Vale, TN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Vale looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Vale own their home, about 13 points above the Tennessee average of 77%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Vale sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mansfield, TN R+71
- Mixie, TN R+70
- Hollow Rock, TN R+66
- Bruceton, TN R+61
- Manlyville, TN R+70
- Sawyers Mill, TN R+72
- Camden, TN R+62
- Tin Cup, TN R+63
- Van Dyke, TN R+68
- Rosser, TN R+67
Cities with Similar Populations
- Perma, MT R+46
- Perrine, FL Even
- Webster, IL R+62
- Montpelier Station, VA R+23
- Corton, WV R+63
- Bodcaw, AR R+62
- Biscay, MN R+53
- Sweeton Hill, TN R+66
- Newark, GA R+49
- Cowdrey, CO R+34
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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.