Hamblen County, Tennessee is located in the northeastern corner of the state. The county has a long history of strong Republican political leadership and has long been considered a conservative area. Over the past few years, local politics have become more contested, with both Republican and Democratic candidates vying for elected office in Hamblen County. Since 2016, Republicans have held a slight majority on the Hamblen County Commission, while Democrats have won several mayoral races and other local elections. The county's vibrant political scene is sure to remain competitive for many more years to come.
The political climate in Hamblen County, TN is very conservative.
In Hamblen County, TN 22.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hamblen county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.4% to 22.3%.
Hamblen county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hamblen County, TN is very conservative.
Morristown 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.
Hamblen, 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 Hamblen County, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,113 contributions totaling $84,561 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 787 contributions totaling $117,912 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)