Surgoinsville, Tennessee is a quaint rural town located in Hawkins County. The town is governed by a mayor and four-member Board of Aldermen, which meets regularly to discuss the affairs of the town. These elected officials strive to find solutions that best serve the citizens of Surgoinsville and Hawkins County as a whole. The residents of Surgoinsville take great pride in their small-town vibes and actively participate in local politics. Issues such as infrastructure development, economic growth, and education are discussed regularly at the local level. During election season, locals voice their opinions on important matters such as taxes, safety, and other aspects of life in Surgoinsville. The political environment is one where everyone has a chance to make their voices heard and have an impact on the future of the community.
The political climate in Surgoinsville, TN is very conservative.
Hawkins County, TN is very conservative. In Hawkins County, TN 16.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hawkins county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.2% to 16.4%.
Hawkins county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Surgoinsville, TN is very conservative.
Hawkins 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.
Surgoinsville, 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 Surgoinsville, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 159 contributions totaling $14,656 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 91 contributions totaling $24,327 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $267 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)