Vanleer is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Vanleer typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Vanleer, ~11% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Vanleer compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Vanleer leans more Republican than 47 of 63 neighbors.
Vanleer runs about 36 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Vanleer 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 Vanleer, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Vanleer drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Vanleer fits that profile on both counts.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Vanleer, TN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Vanleer looks the way it does
Turnout in Vanleer 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.
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- Pond, TN R+61
- Woolworth, TN R+67
- Dull, TN R+67
- Stayton, TN R+69
- Charlotte, TN R+65
- Tennessee City, TN R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Browns Crossing, GA R+22
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- Parshall, ND R+15
- Lake Milton, OH R+48
- West Leechburg, PA R+31
- Baileyville, ME R+36
- Ashland, ME R+43
- Plymouth, ME R+39
- Centerville, LA Even
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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.