Gatlinburg, Tennessee is a beautiful mountain town located in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. This picturesque community is known for its breathtaking views, outdoor recreation, and special events. Politically speaking, Gatlinburg is part of Sevier County and has been represented in the Tennessee General Assembly by members of both major parties since before statehood. Currently, State Senator Doug Overbey represents the area in the Senate and Representative Art Swann represents it in the House of Representatives. Both representatives have a strong record of supporting local issues such as economic development, tourism promotion, education reform, and environmental protection. They both work tirelessly to ensure that voices from all parts of the district are heard at the state level.
The political climate in Gatlinburg, TN is moderately conservative.
Sevier County, TN is very conservative. In Sevier County, TN 20.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sevier county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.6% to 20.0%.
Sevier county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gatlinburg, TN is moderately conservative.
Sevier County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Sevierville 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.
Gatlinburg, 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 Gatlinburg, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 87 contributions totaling $11,656 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 134 contributions totaling $64,885 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $484 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)