Windrock is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Windrock typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Windrock, ~8% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Windrock compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Windrock leans more Republican than 38 of 68 neighbors.
Windrock runs about 38 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Windrock 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 Windrock, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 96% of residents in Windrock drive to work alone, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Windrock fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Windrock are family households, above 80% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Windrock, TN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Windrock looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Windrock is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 84% of adults in Windrock have completed high school, below 84% of cities. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Windrock sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kelley Town, TN R+66
- Oliver Springs, TN R+58
- Coalfield, TN R+67
- Oak Ridge, TN R+15
- Petros, TN R+69
- Laurel Grove, TN R+68
- Jonesville, TN R+40
- Briceville, TN R+69
- Fork Mountain, TN R+71
- Union, TN R+62
Cities with Similar Populations
- Walston, PA R+54
- Nitrate City, AL R+49
- Vandemere, NC D+11
- Red Hill, OK R+71
- Taylors Valley, VA R+60
- Sangrey, MT D+72
- Harney, OR R+61
- Mount Braddock, PA R+43
- Taylorville, WV R+75
- Havana, KS R+76
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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.