The politics in Ducktown, TN is a mix of local and state issues. Local issues often involve the small town's infrastructure such as roads, parks, and other public services. The town also works to preserve its rural character while attempting to attract new businesses and economic growth. State-wide elections are held every two years with local candidates running for positions in government in order to represent the needs of Ducktown's citizens. There has been strong support for the community from elected officials who understand that the town is deeply rooted in tradition while seeking ways to move forward into the future. The local government puts forth a lot of effort to ensure that Ducktown remains a safe and vibrant place to live for all of its residents.
The political climate in Ducktown, TN is moderately 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
Ducktown, TN is moderately 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.
Ducktown, 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 Ducktown, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 60 contributions totaling $3,678 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $4,060 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)