White Pine, TN is a small rural town in the foothills of East Tennessee with a population just over 5,000. The politics here are reflective of the traditional values and strong sense of community that White Pine is known for. Local elections often center around issues such as education, infrastructure, and economic development. The citizens of White Pine take great pride in their town and are very protective and adamant about preserving its unique character. With strong civic engagement from the residents there has been an active presence in local political matters for many years. Candidates running for public office must be mindful to address important issues in order to gain support from the locals. This commitment to local politics helps shape policy decisions for the future of White Pine and its surrounding area.
The political climate in White Pine, TN is strongly conservative.
Jefferson County, TN is very conservative. In Jefferson County, TN 19.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.0% to 19.7%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
White Pine, TN is strongly conservative.
Jefferson County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Morristown 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.
White Pine, 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 White Pine, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 305 contributions totaling $46,263 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 483 contributions totaling $61,510 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)