Dandridge, TN is a small town located in East Tennessee with a population of about 2,800 people according to the 2010 census. It is governed by a mayor and five city council members who are elected to two-year terms. The town has had a long history of political involvement with its citizens having been involved in state and local elections for many years. As such, it's no surprise that Dandridge has become a battleground for local political candidates to campaign for their respective positions. Local campaigns often focus on issues such as public safety, infrastructure improvements, economic development, and education. While the town of Dandridge may be small in size, it is steeped in political history and will likely remain an important part of Tennessee's political conversations for many years to come.
The political climate in Dandridge, 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
Dandridge, 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.
Dandridge, 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 Dandridge, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 548 contributions totaling $47,787 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,403 contributions totaling $335,169 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $239 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)