Kingston, Tennessee is a small town located in Roane County. It is a rural community that is heavily reliant on agriculture and manufacturing. Although it does not have the same level of political clout as larger cities, there are still some important local politicians who hold positions within the city council. Mayor Heather Brewer was recently elected in 2018 and she has made many positive changes to help improve Kingston's economic future. She also works closely with the local Chamber of Commerce and other small business owners to ensure the success of local businesses. Additionally, City Council members such as Tim Johnson, Mary Lou Kirby, Johnathan Schoonover, and others all play important roles in making sure that Kingston remains a safe and vibrant city for all its residents. All of these individuals work hard to ensure that Kingston has quality infrastructure, resources, education, and support to make it a prosperous place to live.
The political climate in Kingston, TN is strongly conservative.
Roane County, TN is very conservative. In Roane County, TN 23.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Roane county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.2% to 23.3%.
Roane county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kingston, TN is strongly conservative.
Roane County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Knoxville 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.
Kingston, 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 Kingston, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 494 contributions totaling $23,804 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 676 contributions totaling $305,870 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $452 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)