Flat Top Mountain, TN is a small town with a population of approximately 2,000 people. It is a rural area with a strong sense of community and pride in its local history. Politically, the citizens of Flat Top Mountain are quite diverse but tend to lean towards conservative views. The town has elections every two years for various offices such as mayor and city council. There are numerous local political candidates who have campaigned for these positions in recent years and each election produces an exciting result due to the close races that often occur. Despite their differences, locals come together to ensure that their elected officials make decisions which will continue to benefit the community and help it grow into the future.
The political climate in Flat Top Mountain, TN is moderately conservative.
Hamilton County, TN is somewhat conservative. In Hamilton County, TN 44.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hamilton county remained moderately Republican, 53.8% to 44.1%.
Hamilton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Flat Top Mountain, TN is moderately conservative.
Hamilton County, Tennessee is somewhat conservative.
Chattanooga 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.
Flat Top Mountain, 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 Flat Top Mountain, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 234 contributions totaling $12,558 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 327 contributions totaling $49,673 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)