Copperhill, Tennessee is a small rural town in the Appalachian Mountains with a population of around 867 people. The town is governed by an elected mayor and five Town Council members. Every two years, citizens of Copperhill are presented with the opportunity to vote for their local political candidates. Recently, the races for mayor and two Town Council positions were hotly contested. The current Mayor, John Hancock, has held office since his election in 2016. He was re-elected in 2018 but will face a challenge from local business owner Sarah Johnson in the upcoming 2021 election. Both Johnson and Hancock have promised to make improvements to the town's infrastructure as well as increase access to health services and education opportunities for its citizens if elected. The other four Town Council members are incumbents who have been re-elected multiple times since first being appointed in 2009. They have worked together to create a stronger economy and a more vibrant community in Copperhill through initiatives such as tax incentives for businesses that move into the area and grants for local organizations that benefit youth programs and seniors’ activities. Though there may be occasional disagreements between local political candidates on how best to move forward, Copperhill residents can rest assured that their leaders are looking out for their interests and doing what they can to make their lives better.
The political climate in Copperhill, TN is strongly conservative.
Polk County, TN is very conservative. In Polk County, TN 17.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Polk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.2% to 17.8%.
Polk county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Copperhill, TN is strongly conservative.
Polk County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Cleveland 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.
Copperhill, 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 Copperhill, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $25 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $1,115 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)