Vaughns Grove is a Republican stronghold. About 13% of voters here vote Democratic and 87% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Vaughns Grove typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Vaughns Grove, ~7% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Vaughns Grove compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Vaughns Grove leans more Republican than 77 of 80 neighbors.
Vaughns Grove runs about 44 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Vaughns Grove 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 Vaughns Grove, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Vaughns Grove drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 89% of households in Vaughns Grove are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Vaughns Grove, TN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Vaughns Grove looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Vaughns Grove is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Moores Chapel, TN R+69
- Laneview, TN R+67
- Cades, TN R+72
- Trenton, TN R+43
- Fruitland, TN R+53
- Bradford, TN R+70
- Milan, TN R+38
- Gibson, TN R+64
- Four Point, TN R+70
- Hickory Grove, TN R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- LaRue, WI R+31
- Clappville, PA R+57
- Martinville, AR R+56
- Shawvers Crossing, WV R+60
- Durham, NY R+28
- Troy, AR R+29
- Hentown, GA R+3
- Carter, WV R+68
- Conejos, CO R+12
- Loudville, MA D+29
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.