The 10 Most Conservative Cities In Tennessee For 2025


The most conservative cities in Tennessee are Lafayette and Harriman for 2025 based on Saturday Night Science.

By: Nick Johnson | About RoadSnacks
Last Updated: October 2, 2025

Now that we’re headed towards the next big election, we wanted to get a better sense of what parts of Tennessee would be the most likely to back Donald Trump again.

Specifically, which cities have the highest number of conservative voters in the Volunteer State?

To do so, we used Saturday Night Science to measure how each city in Tennessee with populations greater than 5,000 voted in past elections. The cities with the highest percentage of voters who voted Republican were named the most conservative cities in the state.

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Most Conservative Cities In Tennessee Map

If you’re wondering, Alexander is the most liberal city in Tennessee of all those we measured.

And to be clear, we didn’t form this list based on our own biases — we relied on the cold hard data. For more on how we ran the numbers, keep on reading. Then we’ll take a closer look at each of our top 10 most conservative cities in Tennessee.

Additional reading about Tennessee and the most conservative places in the country:

The 10 Most Conservative Places In Tennessee For 2025

1. Lafayette

Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Percent Republican: 85.3%
More on Lafayette: Data

2. HarrimanHarriman Location In Tennessee

Harriman, TN

Source: Wikipedia User Brian Stansberry | CC BY 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Percent Republican: 84.2%
More on Harriman: Data

3. SavannahSavannah Location In Tennessee

Savannah, TN

Source: Wikipedia User theogeo | CC BY 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Percent Republican: 82.8%
More on Savannah: Data

4. La FolletteLa Follette Location In Tennessee

La Follette, TN

Source: Wikipedia User Brian Stansberry | CC BY 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

3
/10

Percent Republican: 82.6%
More on La Follette: Data

5. KingsportKingsport Location In Tennessee

Kingsport, TN

Source: Wikipedia User Tjntri | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Percent Republican: 82.2%
More on Kingsport: Data

6. Church HillChurch Hill Location In Tennessee

Church Hill, TN

Source: Wikipedia User Brian Stansberry | CC BY 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

8
/10

Percent Republican: 82.2%
More on Church Hill: Data

7. Mount CarmelMount Carmel Location In Tennessee

Mount Carmel, TN

Source: Wikipedia User Brian Stansberry | CC BY 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Percent Republican: 82.2%
More on Mount Carmel: Data

8. LawrenceburgLawrenceburg Location In Tennessee

Lawrenceburg, TN

Source: Wikipedia User Christopher Hollis for Wdwic Pictures | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Percent Republican: 81.9%
More on Lawrenceburg: Data

9. NewportNewport Location In Tennessee

Newport, TN

Source: Wikipedia User Brian Stansberry | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Percent Republican: 81.8%
More on Newport: Data

10. LexingtonLexington Location In Tennessee

Lexington, TN

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Percent Republican: 81.5%
More on Lexington: Data

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How we determined the most conservative cities in Tennessee for 2025

To find the most conservative places in Tennessee, we used Saturday Night Science – the argument you’d make at a bar – to find the cities with the most conservatives.

We started by making a list of every city in Tennessee over 5,000 people based on the 2019-2023 American Community Survey. That left us with 102 cities and towns.

We then measured the voting record and MIT election data to determine which places rock the most rightward in their allegiances by:

  1. Percentage Of Votes For The Republican President In 2020

Because no voting data exists at the city level, we used county-level election results from the 2020 election. We assigned every city in a county the percentage of votes that went to the Republicans, effectively extending the county’s results to the city level. In cases where larger cities encompassed an entire county, the election outcomes accurately reflected the city’s political landscape.

Next, we ranked each city from 1 to 102 for each criterion, where number one was the most conservative.

The winner, Lafayette, is “The Most Conservative City in Tennessee For 2025”. The most liberal place in Tennessee was Alexander .

We updated this article for 2025. This report is our tenth time ranking the most conservative places to live in Tennessee.

Summing Up The Conservative Strongholds in Tennessee

Well, there you have it, the places in Tennessee that have the highest number of conservatives per capita, with Lafayette ranking as the most conservative in the entire state.

The most conservative cities in Tennessee are Lafayette, Harriman, Savannah, La Follette, Kingsport, Church Hill, Mount Carmel, Lawrenceburg, Newport, and Lexington.

If you’re curious, here are the least conservative cities in Tennessee:

  1. Alexander
  2. Bartlett
  3. Lakeland

For more Tennessee reading, check out:

Most Conservative Places In Tennessee

RankCityPopulation% Conservative
1Lafayette, TN5,64385.3%
2Harriman, TN6,02184.2%
3Savannah, TN7,21982.8%
4La Follette, TN7,30882.6%
5Kingsport, TN55,80782.2%
6Church Hill, TN7,05782.2%
7Mount Carmel, TN5,50482.2%
8Lawrenceburg, TN11,73281.9%
9Newport, TN6,88181.8%
10Lexington, TN7,94381.5%
11Dayton, TN7,19181.0%
12Dunlap, TN5,54680.7%
13Madisonville, TN5,18480.7%
14Sweetwater, TN6,46280.7%
15Johnson City, TN71,45580.0%
16Elizabethton, TN14,36480.0%
17Union City, TN11,04079.8%
18Athens, TN14,25079.7%
19Erwin, TN6,00179.4%
20Greeneville, TN15,53179.3%
21Jefferson City, TN8,47279.0%
22Morristown, TN30,98379.0%
23Fayetteville, TN7,03778.7%
24Henderson, TN6,34978.5%
25Smithville, TN5,15878.4%
26Dyersburg, TN16,07578.0%
27Crossville, TN12,26578.0%
28Pigeon Forge, TN6,34577.6%
29Sevierville, TN18,10577.6%
30Mckenzie, TN5,70677.3%
31Cleveland, TN48,18576.8%
32Martin, TN10,86475.7%
33Shelbyville, TN24,12575.2%
34Bristol, TN27,49075.1%
35Paris, TN10,31374.7%
36Lewisburg, TN12,60774.2%
37Kingston, TN6,04274.2%
38Rockwood, TN5,51074.2%
39Oak Ridge, TN32,08874.2%
40Pulaski, TN8,30574.1%
41Mcminnville, TN13,76574.0%
42Lenoir City, TN10,68174.0%
43Farragut, TN24,30974.0%
44Tullahoma, TN20,67273.6%
45Manchester, TN12,65173.6%
46Munford, TN6,45973.5%
47Covington, TN8,61273.5%
48Atoka, TN10,23773.5%
49Hartsville/trousdale County, TN11,80573.4%
50Winchester, TN9,60073.1%
51Milan, TN8,19472.8%
52Medina, TN5,26872.8%
53Humboldt, TN7,79972.8%
54White House, TN13,87572.8%
55Portland, TN13,32572.8%
56Millersville, TN5,88572.8%
57Springfield, TN18,98572.8%
58Greenbrier, TN6,96072.8%
59Dickson, TN16,24672.5%
60Pleasant View, TN5,11171.3%
61Ashland City, TN5,31871.3%
62Maryville, TN32,19671.1%
63Alcoa, TN11,63571.1%
64Cookeville, TN35,54470.7%
65Gallatin, TN46,66768.5%
66Goodlettsville, TN17,59868.5%
67Hendersonville, TN62,39068.5%
68Oakland, TN9,54468.3%
69Collierville, TN51,21268.3%
70Lebanon, TN41,95167.7%
71Mount Juliet, TN40,82867.7%
72Columbia, TN43,97167.4%
73Spring Hill, TN53,58567.4%
74Jonesborough, TN6,05667.2%
75Clinton, TN10,14165.2%
76Ripley, TN7,71863.3%
77Fairview, TN9,75162.2%
78Franklin, TN85,57562.2%
79Thompson’s Station, TN7,85562.2%
80Brentwood, TN45,27262.2%
81Nolensville, TN14,54562.2%
82Bolivar, TN5,17157.2%
83Smyrna, TN55,06656.6%
84La Vergne, TN38,94456.6%
85Murfreesboro, TN157,54756.6%
86Knoxville, TN193,72156.5%
87Jackson, TN68,09855.7%
88Clarksville, TN171,89755.0%
89Red Bank, TN11,96053.8%
90Collegedale, TN11,18553.8%
91East Ridge, TN22,03453.8%
92Chattanooga, TN182,83253.8%
93Signal Mountain, TN8,86153.8%
94Soddy-Daisy, TN13,11753.8%
95Brownsville, TN9,63444.9%
96Germantown, TN40,81234.0%
97Millington, TN11,11734.0%
98Memphis, TN629,06334.0%
99Arlington, TN14,98934.0%
100Lakeland, TN14,06834.0%
About Nick Johnson

Nick Johnson earned his masters in Business Administration from the Drucker School At Claremont Graduate University. He has written for 39 publications across the country and ran the media relations department at Movoto, a real estate portal based in San Francisco. He has been featured in over 500 publications as an expert in real estate and as an authority on real estate trends.

Nick's the creator of the HomeSnacks YouTube channel that now has over 260,000 subscribers and is an excellent source to learn about different parts of the country.

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