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Nashville’s new early voting locations aim to fill ‘voting deserts’ 4%
By Tony Gonzalez2%
7/16/2026, 9:18:01 AM
Topics: Voting Access, Election Administration
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Davidson County has three more early voting locations.
From top, clockwise, the Scarritt Bennett Center, the new Davidson County Election Commission, and the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee.
Nashville now has more early voting locations.
They’ll open Friday and run through Aug. 1 to give voters a chance to cast ballots in the state and federal primaries, the county general elections and the Oak Hill municipal contest.
In recent years, at least half of voters have been choosing the early voting option, and Metro is trying to meet the demand.
Davidson County Elections Administrator John Richardson is well aware that convenience plays a role for voters, and that they don’t all live close to an early voting site.
“I wanted to do a deeper dive into where voters live and where they vote early, because I wanted to make data-driven decisions,” he said.
He compares the analysis to the idea of a “food desert” — except for voting.
“It was eye opening.
… We looked at Midtown, it was bright red.
Long overdue,” Richardson said.
That led the commission to open a site at the Scarritt Bennett Laskey Welcome Center near Vanderbilt University.
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Metro also had to replace the Green Hills Library site, since it’s going through renovations.
That is typically the No. 1 most popular early voting site.
Folks in that area can instead go to the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee.
And in South Nashville, the Election Commission’s new office is a site — near the Nashville airport’s cell phone lot.
Nashville early voting sites
During early voting, residents can cast ballots at any of the 15 locations.
(On Election Day, you’ll have to go to your assigned polling place.)
The sites open at 8 a.m. each day except Sundays, and closing times vary.
You can find the schedule online here .
The city offers voting answers online at Nashville.gov/vote , by phone at 615-862-8800, and by email at vote.questions@nashville.gov.
Bellevue Library – 720 Baugh Road, 37221
Bordeaux Library – 4000 Clarksville Pike, 37218
Casa Azafrán Community Center – 2195 Nolensville Pike, 37211
Community Foundation of Middle TN – 3421 Belmont Boulevard, 37215
Edmondson Pike Library – 5501 Edmondson Pike, 37211
Election Commission Office – 1281 Murfreesboro Pike, 37217
Goodlettsville Library – 205 Rivergate Parkway, 37072
Hermitage Library – 3700 James Kay Lane, 37076
Hillwood High School – 6215 Hickory Valley Road, 37205
Lentz Public Health Center – 2500 Charlotte Avenue, 37209
Madison Library – 610 Gallatin Pike South, 37115
Metro Office Building – 800 President Ronald Reagan Way, 37210
Scarritt Bennett Center – 1027 18th Avenue South, 37212
South Inglewood Community Center – 1624 Rebecca Street, 37216
Southeast Library – 5260 Hickory Hollow Parkway, 37013
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