Winona is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Winona typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Winona, ~11% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Winona compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Winona leans more Republican than 6 of 67 neighbors.
Winona runs about 34 points more Republican than Tennessee as a whole.
Why Winona 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 Winona, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 15% of adults in Winona hold a bachelor's degree, about 7 points below the Tennessee average of 22%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Winona, TN sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Winona looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Winona is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 46%, about 9 points below the Tennessee average of 56%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 49% of households in Winona rent, compared to around 23% in nearby cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 85% of adults in Winona have completed high school, below 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Huntsville, TN R+68
- Helenwood, TN R+64
- Brewstertown, TN R+70
- Robbins, TN R+71
- Norma, TN R+74
- West Robbin, TN R+71
- Elgin, TN R+71
- Smoky Junction, TN R+75
- Terry Creek, TN R+75
- Mill Creek, TN R+72
Cities with Similar Populations
- North Cohocton, NY R+47
- Key, TX R+77
- South Aberdeen, WA R+23
- Scottland, IL R+57
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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.