White House leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 79% of adults in White House typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in White House, ~20% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How White House compares
Among cities within 25 miles, White House leans more Republican than 16 of 61 neighbors.
White House runs about 20 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within White House. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+57) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+41), a spread of about 16 points.
Why White House 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 White House, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
White House votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 38%, well above the Tennessee average of 21%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; White House, TN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in White House looks the way it does
Turnout in White House 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.
Nearby Cities
- Cottontown, TN R+62
- Millersville, TN R+46
- Cross Plains, TN R+58
- Ridgetop, TN R+53
- New Deal, TN R+69
- Greenbrier, TN R+54
- Milldale, TN R+65
- Orlinda, TN R+63
- Goodlettsville, TN R+8
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rye, NY D+22
- Bridgeville, PA Even
- White Center, WA D+42
- Scotts Valley, CA D+42
- Fate, TX R+31
- Brownsville, FL D+47
- Hershey, PA D+6
- Bedford, OH D+51
- Ocean Acres, NJ R+33
- Hillsboro, OH R+57
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.