Alcoa, TN is a small city located in Blount County. It is home to a vibrant and diverse community that actively participates in local politics. The City of Alcoa holds elections every two years for the Mayor and five City Council members. During these elections, voters select candidates based on their political platforms and what they will bring to the city. Local citizens are often very passionate about their political beliefs, making sure that their voices are heard at the polls. In recent years, Alcoa has been hard at work to make sure its citizens feel included and informed on important issues affecting the city, such as economic development and public safety. Through active engagement with community members, Alcoa continues to ensure that all voices are heard when it comes to local politics.
The political climate in Alcoa, TN is moderately conservative.
Blount County, TN is very conservative. In Blount County, TN 26.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Blount county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.1% to 26.9%.
Blount county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Alcoa, TN is moderately conservative.
Blount 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.
Alcoa, 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 Alcoa, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11,047 contributions totaling $550,456 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,964 contributions totaling $958,210 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $323 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)