Erwin, TN is a small town located in the Appalachian region of Tennessee. It is known for its picturesque views and historic sites. Politically, Erwin is a part of Unicoi County and has an elected mayor and town council. The town council meets regularly to discuss the concerns of local citizens and to vote on issues that affect the entire town. In recent years, the local government has worked hard to create job opportunities for residents, improve infrastructure, and build new parks and recreational areas. Additionally, Erwin's local government works with other cities in the area to ensure that its citizens are receiving all possible services from their municipalities. The people of Erwin are proud of their heritage and work hard to ensure their community continues to thrive.
The political climate in Erwin, TN is strongly conservative.
Unicoi County, TN is very conservative. In Unicoi County, TN 19.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Unicoi county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.4% to 19.4%.
Unicoi county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Erwin, TN is strongly conservative.
Unicoi County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Johnson City 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.
Erwin, 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 Erwin, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 348 contributions totaling $11,688 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 204 contributions totaling $123,324 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $605 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)