Harrogate, TN is a small city located in the state of Tennessee. It is known for its welcoming atmosphere and vibrant culture. The city is governed by a mayor-council system, with the mayor serving as the head of government. The city council consists of five members that are elected by Harrogate residents, and each member serves a four year term. The council is responsible for setting policy and managing the budget in order to best serve the citizens of Harrogate. Additionally, local citizens are very involved in their community and regularly attend town hall meetings to discuss issues that affect them. There is also an active political organization in Harrogate called \"Harrogate First\" which focuses on civic engagement, education, and economic development within the area. This organization strives to promote civic dialogue and understanding in our community while advocating for change. Overall, politics in Harrogate are active and well attended by local residents who take pride in their town’s governance.
The political climate in Harrogate, TN is strongly conservative.
Claiborne County, TN is very conservative. In Claiborne County, TN 17.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Claiborne county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.9% to 17.0%.
Claiborne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Harrogate, TN is strongly conservative.
Claiborne County, Tennessee 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.
Harrogate, 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 Harrogate, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 108 contributions totaling $11,430 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 54 contributions totaling $16,398 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $304 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)