Watauga, TN is a small town located in northeast Tennessee. It is home to a diverse group of people from all walks of life. As with any community, there are local political issues that affect the citizens of Watauga. From local zoning ordinances to debates over infrastructure projects, politics play an important role in shaping the character and direction of this small town. Local elections are held every two years, and local residents have the chance to elect representatives for their district who will make decisions that will affect the entire community. Political leaders are committed to addressing the needs and concerns of their constituents, and they strive to create positive change through strategic planning and effective leadership. All citizens have the right to voice their opinion on key issues and participate in the political process by voting for their preferred candidates.
The political climate in Watauga, 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
Watauga, 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.
Watauga, 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 Watauga, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 564 contributions totaling $18,536 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $2,670 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $223 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)