Woodbine, Nashville, TN Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Woodbine

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

Woodbine leans Democratic by roughly 26 points: about 63% of voters vote Democratic and 37% Republican.

 

About 36% of adults in Woodbine typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Woodbine, ~23% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~64% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Woodbine compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Woodbine leans more Democratic than 6 of 21 neighbors.

Woodbine runs about 55 points more Democratic than Tennessee as a whole. Tennessee leans Republican overall, while Woodbine is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Woodbine. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+42) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+3), a spread of about 44 points.

Why Woodbine leans the way it does

This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Woodbine, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Woodbine votes against the grain of Tennessee. Tennessee leans Republican overall, while Woodbine runs about 55 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 55% of adults in Woodbine have never been married, above 89% of neighborhoods.

Homeownership and voter turnout

Places with renter-heavy households tend to turn out at a lower rate; Woodbine, Nashville, TN sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Woodbine looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Woodbine 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 50%, about 6 points below the Tennessee average of 56%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 71% of households in Woodbine rent, about 46 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Woodbine sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. 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.