Windy City leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Windy City typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Windy City, ~22% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Windy City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Windy City leans more Republican than 19 of 75 neighbors.
Windy City runs about 17 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Windy City. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+59) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+29), a spread of about 30 points.
Why Windy City 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 Windy City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 90% of residents in Windy City drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Windy City are family households, above 80% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Windy City, TN sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Windy City looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Windy City own their home, about 13 points above the Tennessee average of 77%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Three Way, TN R+48
- Mason Grove, TN R+56
- Gum Flat, TN R+56
- Gadsden, TN R+62
- Humboldt, TN R+15
- Jackson, TN D+8
- Fruitvale, TN R+58
- Oakfield, TN R+32
- Medina, TN R+54
- Westover, TN R+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Horseshoe Beach, FL R+75
- Meeks, GA R+78
- Saddlebrooke, MO R+61
- O'neil, WV R+42
- Linkwood, MD R+40
- Vernon Springs, IA R+43
- Smithtown, NC R+64
- Junction City, GA D+11
- Gilmore, AL R+65
- Craftsbury Common, VT R+14
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.