Farragut, Tennessee is a small town in Knox County with a long history of local politics. The town is served by the Farragut Board of Mayor and Aldermen, who meet regularly to discuss issues affecting the community and oversee the budget. The board consists of six elected members who are responsible for formulating policy and making decisions in areas such as economic development, public safety, education, health care, infrastructure improvements, and more. Every two years, elections are held to choose new representatives for the board who will best represent constituents’ interests. In addition to overseeing local government operations, the board also works closely with state and federal lawmakers to ensure Farragut receives appropriate funding for essential services. The Farragut citizens take great pride in their political system and are committed to electing candidates who have a vision for creating a better future for all residents.
The political climate in Farragut, TN is somewhat conservative.
Knox County, TN is somewhat conservative. In Knox County, TN 41.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Knox county remained very strongly Republican, 56.5% to 41.5%.
Knox county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Farragut, TN is somewhat conservative.
Knox County, Tennessee is somewhat 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.
Farragut, 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 Farragut, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,598 contributions totaling $216,319 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,216 contributions totaling $597,745 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $492 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)