Bean Station, Tennessee is a small town located in Grainger County. It has a population of 2,841, according to the 2010 census. Bean Station's local politics are shaped by its small-town nature and the unique needs of its residents. Voting for local political candidates is a right that every citizen should exercise and the people of Bean Station take great pride in participating in their local government. The town has two wards with elected officials representing each ward on the Board of Alderman. All political decisions made by the Board must be approved by the mayor and are tailored to meet the needs of Bean Station. In addition to these elected officials, there are various committees that serve as advisory boards to the mayor and the Board of Alderman on issues ranging from economic development to public safety. As a result, Bean Station's local politics are closely tied to ensuring that the citizens receive quality services while also promoting growth and progress for all members of the community.
The political climate in Bean Station, TN is strongly conservative.
Grainger County, TN is very conservative. In Grainger County, TN 14.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grainger county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.5% to 14.5%.
Grainger county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bean Station, TN is strongly conservative.
Grainger County, Tennessee 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.
Bean Station, 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 Bean Station, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $110 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $7 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 126 contributions totaling $65,198 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $517 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)