Maryville, Tennessee is a city located in Blount County that is about 15 miles south of Knoxville. As of 2019, its population was estimated to be 28,200 people. The city has a mayor/council form of government with six council members who are elected in staggered terms by the citizens of Maryville. The current mayor is Tom Taylor, who was re-elected in 2018 for his third consecutive term. He is known for his commitment to making the city more environmentally friendly as well as his dedication to fiscal responsibility and economic development. He and the City Council have worked together to attract new businesses to Maryville while also maintaining existing ones, improve public transportation options, and protect natural resources. In addition, they strive to ensure that Maryville remains a safe and inviting place for all residents, businesses, and visitors alike.
The political climate in Maryville, TN is moderately conservative.
Blount County, TN is very conservative. In Blount County, TN 26.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Blount county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.1% to 26.9%.
Blount county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Maryville, TN is moderately conservative.
Blount County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Knoxville Metro Area is strongly conservative.
Tennessee is moderately conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Maryville, Tennessee: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Maryville, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11,678 contributions totaling $449,075 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,666 contributions totaling $1,059,990 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $289 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)