Greene County, TN is a rural area in East Tennessee with deep roots in agriculture and a rich history. The county is located near the Tri-Cities area and is home to many small towns and communities. Politically, Greene County leans towards Republican ideology, as demonstrated by the results of recent elections. At the local level, political candidates for the Greene County Commission are mostly members of the Republican Party. The current four-member commission consists of two Republicans and two Democrats. When it comes to state and national politics, citizens of Greene County strongly support conservative principles such as limited government intervention and fiscal responsibility. Local residents often gather in town hall meetings to discuss current political issues that affect the region.
The political climate in Greene County, TN is very conservative.
In Greene County, TN 18.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greene county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.3% to 18.5%.
Greene county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Greene County, TN is very conservative.
Greeneville 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.
Greene, 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 Greene County, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 618 contributions totaling $73,022 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 485 contributions totaling $112,562 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $232 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)