Newport, Tennessee is a small town located in Cocke County. Although it may be small, the politics in Newport are just as important as those in larger cities and towns across the state. The local government is run by a mayor and Board of Aldermen, who work hard to ensure that the town's needs are met. Every two years, citizens get an opportunity to vote for their representative on the Board of Aldermen. In addition to the Board of Aldermen, Newport has a number of committees and organizations working together to protect and improve the quality of life for its citizens. These include committees focused on water quality, public safety, economic development, environmental protection, and more. With all these resources at its disposal, Newport is able to provide excellent services and programs for its citizens while also promoting economic growth and prosperity for all its residents.
The political climate in Newport, TN is moderately conservative.
Cocke County, TN is very conservative. In Cocke County, TN 17.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cocke county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.8% to 17.0%.
Cocke county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Newport, TN is moderately conservative.
Cocke County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Newport Metro Area is very 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.
Newport, 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 Newport, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 675 contributions totaling $74,755 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 710 contributions totaling $126,775 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)