Huntsville, TN is a small town located in Scott County in the eastern part of the state. The population is approximately 700, and it has historically been a largely conservative area. Politically, Huntsville is governed by an elected Town Mayor and six Town Council members. The Mayor and Council are responsible for the day-to-day operation of the town, from setting policies to ensuring that services are delivered to all residents. Recently, there have been heated debates among local politicians on various issues such as public safety, infrastructure development, and economic growth in the town. It's clear that many residents feel strongly about these issues and their impact on the community. In order to ensure fair representation for all of its citizens, Huntsville holds frequent elections for town officials who will work together to make sure that everyone's voices are heard regardless of political affiliation or background.
The political climate in Huntsville, TN is strongly conservative.
Scott County, TN is very conservative. In Scott County, TN 10.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 88.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Scott county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 88.4% to 10.9%.
Scott county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Huntsville, TN is strongly conservative.
Scott 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.
Huntsville, 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 Huntsville, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $28,004 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $700 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)