Westhaven leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Westhaven typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Westhaven, ~30% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Westhaven compares
Politically, Westhaven sits close to the rest of Tennessee.
Why Westhaven leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Westhaven, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Westhaven sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 91% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 7 points above the Tennessee average of 84%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 88% of households in Westhaven are family households, above 95% of neighborhoods.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Westhaven, Franklin, TN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Westhaven looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Westhaven 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Westhaven own their home, compared to around 60% in nearby neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Bellevue, Nashville, TN D+8
- Southeast, Brentwood, TN Even
- West Meade, Nashville, TN D+6
- Crieve Hall, Nashville, TN D+7
- McMurray-Huntingdon, Nashville, TN D+21
- Hillwood Estates, Nashville, TN D+5
- Green Hills, Nashville, TN D+13
- Cane Ridge, Antioch, TN D+5
- White Bridge, Nashville, TN D+20
- Hillsboro West End, Nashville, TN D+45
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Meadowbrook Heights, Kansas City, MO R+3
- Lincoln Park, Milwaukee, WI D+83
- South East Community, Grand Rapids, MI D+66
- Julia Keen, Tucson, AZ D+33
- Northeast, Kansas City, KS D+67
- Parkland, Louisville, KY D+90
- Taylor, Cedar Rapids, IA D+24
- Northport, Fargo, ND Even
- Pear Orchard, Beaumont, TX D+83
- Cypress-Riverside, Highland, CA D+13
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.