Pigeon Forge, TN is a small city located in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains. It is known for its stunning scenery and bustling tourist attractions. Politically, Pigeon Forge is part of Sevier County which is strongly Republican-leaning. The current mayor is David Wear who was elected to office in 2013 and reelected in 2017. He represents the citizens of Pigeon Forge on county and state matters and works closely with local representatives. Through his leadership, the city has seen great development in recent years including investments in infrastructure and improved public services. Residents of Pigeon Forge are quite proud of their mayor's work and efforts to ensure that their community remains safe, vibrant, and attractive to visitors.
The political climate in Pigeon Forge, 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
Pigeon Forge, 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.
Pigeon Forge, 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 Pigeon Forge, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 750 contributions totaling $91,702 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,318 contributions totaling $395,024 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $300 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)