Rutledge, TN is a small town located in the southern part of the state. The politics of Rutledge are dominated by traditional values and Southern hospitality, with an emphasis on community involvement. The people of Rutledge take pride in their local government officials and have elected them to represent the best interests of the people. Local political candidates participate in debates and forums to discuss issues such as economic growth, public safety, education reform, and environmental sustainability. While some residents may disagree on certain issues or candidates’ stances on them, all share a commitment to upholding the core values that make Rutledge so special. The citizens of Rutledge come together for Town Hall meetings to decide how best to move forward on various topics while striving for a better future for their beloved town.
The political climate in Rutledge, TN is strongly conservative.
Grainger County, TN is very conservative. In Grainger County, TN 14.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grainger county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.5% to 14.5%.
Grainger county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rutledge, TN is strongly conservative.
Grainger 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.
Rutledge, 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 Rutledge, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $44 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $4 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 82 contributions totaling $11,690 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)