The small town of Maynardville, TN is a close-knit community with a rich history. Politics are an important part of the community, and residents take pride in being actively engaged in local government. The town is governed by a Mayor and Board of Alderman, and regular elections are held to ensure that the citizens' voices are heard. During election season, locals campaign passionately for causes they believe in and candidates they support. Issues such as infrastructure improvements, economic development, and public safety are among the topics discussed at length during election cycles. Additionally, many residents stay informed on national political issues by attending meetings hosted by various organizations and staying up to date with current events through news sources such as newspapers, radio, and television.
The political climate in Maynardville, TN is strongly conservative.
Union County, TN is very conservative. In Union County, TN 15.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.7% to 15.4%.
Union county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Maynardville, TN is strongly conservative.
Union 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.
Maynardville, 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 Maynardville, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 83 contributions totaling $7,302 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 43 contributions totaling $20,181 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $469 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)