Graysville, TN is a small town in the state of Tennessee with a population of just over 1,300 people. It is a close-knit community that often comes together to support local business and causes. When it comes to politics, Graysville bucks the state trend as a generally progressive town. The majority of citizens tend to lean towards Democratic policies and candidates, and many have been active in their advocacy for civil rights and social justice issues. There are currently no locally elected political candidates in Graysville, but residents do have the opportunity to participate in elections on a county and state level that can ultimately have an impact on their lives.
The political climate in Graysville, TN is strongly conservative.
Rhea County, TN is very conservative. In Rhea County, TN 17.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rhea county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.0% to 17.4%.
Rhea county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Graysville, TN is strongly conservative.
Rhea County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Dayton 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.
Graysville, 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 Graysville, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 96 contributions totaling $9,608 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 292 contributions totaling $67,248 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $230 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)