Sevier County, Tennessee is a small, rural county located in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. As with most rural counties, there is a limited amount of involvement in politics due to its small overall population size. However, local officials are still committed to representing their constituents and advocating for their interests. Elections are held every two years, and those running for office consist of local political candidates who have typically been active in their communities either through volunteering or holding elected positions at the municipal level. They have a shared goal of working to improve the quality of life within their communities and engaging citizens in civic activities. With so many different candidates running, it's important to research each one and make an informed decision about who best meets your needs when voting.
The political climate in 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
Sevier County, TN 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.
Sevier, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Sevier County, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 849 contributions totaling $83,277 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,099 contributions totaling $323,271 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $294 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)