Westover, TN Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Westover

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Westover leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.

 

About 55% of adults in Westover typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Westover, ~17% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Westover compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Westover leans more Republican than 15 of 70 neighbors.

Westover runs about 8 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Westover. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+59) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+36), a spread of about 23 points.

Why Westover 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 Westover, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Westover drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%.

Walkability and Republican lean

Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Westover, TN sits in the bottom tenth 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 Westover looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Westover is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 39% of households in Westover rent, compared to around 20% in nearby cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.