Anderson, TN County is located in the southeastern region of Tennessee and is a part of the Chattanooga metropolitan area. The county is known for its diverse population, with residents coming from all backgrounds and walks of life. Politically, Anderson County leans toward the Republican Party, but there are also a significant number of Democrats that make up the electorate. There are several political candidates running for office in Anderson County this year who represent both parties. These candidates have varied backgrounds and interests, but all are focused on improving the quality of life for Anderson County residents. The upcoming election will be an exciting one as voters decide which candidates best represent their interests and values going forward into the future.
The political climate in Anderson County, TN is very conservative.
In Anderson County, TN 33.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Anderson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.2% to 33.0%.
Anderson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Anderson County, TN is very conservative.
Knoxville Metro Area is strongly 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.
Anderson, 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 Anderson County, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,747 contributions totaling $239,050 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,254 contributions totaling $440,966 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $352 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)