Dayton, Tennessee is a quaint town located in Rhea County. Although it has been around since the late 1700s, Dayton's population currently stands at just over 7,000 people. The city is under the governance of several local government officials, such as a mayor and city council members. Dayton also has a police force and fire department that work hard to maintain the safety of its citizens. The political atmosphere in Dayton leans towards conservative views, but there is still plenty of opportunity for citizens to get involved and make their voices heard on important issues facing the city today. Community engagement projects and initiatives are encouraged by local leaders, with plenty of opportunities for residents to volunteer their time or resources to help make a difference in their town.
The political climate in Dayton, TN is moderately conservative.
Rhea County, TN is very conservative. In Rhea County, TN 17.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rhea county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.0% to 17.4%.
Rhea county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dayton, TN is moderately conservative.
Rhea County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Dayton 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.
Dayton, 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 Dayton, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 180 contributions totaling $20,020 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 590 contributions totaling $149,685 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $254 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)