Spurgeon, TN is a small rural town located in the southeastern part of the state. Despite its small size, Spurgeon has an active political scene, with local candidates vying for various positions in the city government. The community is engaged in the electoral process and takes pride in participating fully in democracy by voting and voicing their opinions about the issues that matter to them. Local candidates often host events to meet with constituents and discuss ideas on how to improve their town. The local elections are important to the citizens of Spurgeon because they directly affect how resources are allocated within their community and what improvements can be made for its citizens.
The political climate in Spurgeon, TN is moderately conservative.
Washington County, TN is very conservative. In Washington County, TN 31.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.2% to 31.0%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Spurgeon, TN is moderately conservative.
Washington County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Kingsport-Bristol 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.
Spurgeon, 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 Spurgeon, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,069 contributions totaling $66,598 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 788 contributions totaling $222,905 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $283 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)