Whitwell is a small town in Tennessee with a population of just over 1,500 people. It is an unincorporated community located in Marion County. As with many small towns in the South, Whitwell is primarily governed by local county and state governments. The mayor of Marion County, Tommy Thomas, serves as the highest elected official for Whitwell and other nearby communities in the county. At the state level, senator Joey Hensley represents Whitwell's residents in Nashville. Other local politicians are also involved in local affairs; for example, several members of the Whitwell City Council act as liaisons between citizens and local government representatives on various issues such as public safety, zoning regulations, and economic development. Ultimately, these officials work to ensure that Whitwell remains a safe and prosperous place to live and work for its citizens.
The political climate in Whitwell, TN is strongly conservative.
Marion County, TN is very conservative. In Marion County, TN 24.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.8% to 24.0%.
Marion county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Whitwell, TN is strongly conservative.
Marion County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Chattanooga 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.
Whitwell, Tennessee: d 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 Whitwell, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 127 contributions totaling $8,407 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $1,263 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)