Mountain City, TN is a small town located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. It has always had a strong sense of community and commitment to local politics. In recent years, Mountain City has experienced a surge in interest from both citizens and outside organizations in its local political scene. The town holds various events throughout the year which highlight important local political issues such as infrastructure and economic development. Local candidates for office are dedicated to making sure that Mountain City's needs are met through their platforms and initiatives. Through ongoing dialogue with citizens, they bring complicated local issues to light and work to come up with viable solutions that benefit everyone living in this vibrant community.
The political climate in Mountain City, TN is strongly conservative.
Johnson County, TN is very conservative. In Johnson County, TN 16.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Johnson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.9% to 16.0%.
Johnson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mountain City, TN is strongly conservative.
Johnson 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.
Mountain City, 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 Mountain City, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 528 contributions totaling $20,564 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 81 contributions totaling $16,078 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)