Roan Mountain, TN is a small town nestled in the Appalachian Mountains. It has a long history of political involvement in the local community, with many citizens actively engaged in the electoral process and civic engagement. The town is represented by two state representatives from the Tennessee House of Representatives and one state senator from the Tennessee Senate. These elected officials are responsible for advocating for the local residents on both state and federal issues, as well as working to ensure that all people living in Roan Mountain have access to quality education, healthcare, and other essential services. Many citizens are also active members of their local parties, whether they be Democrats or Republicans, giving them further influence over decisions made within their community. With its focus on active involvement in politics, Roan Mountain has shown itself to be an engaged and progressive town when it comes to shaping its own political future.
The political climate in Roan Mountain, TN is strongly conservative.
Carter County, TN is very conservative. In Carter County, TN 18.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carter county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.0% to 18.5%.
Carter county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Roan Mountain, TN is strongly conservative.
Carter County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Johnson City 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.
Roan Mountain, 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 Roan Mountain, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 108 contributions totaling $6,763 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $12,921 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $479 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)