Niota, TN is a small town with a population of just under 1,000 people located in McMinn county. It has a vibrant and active political scene, though much of the action happens at the local level. Most Niota residents are represented by their state and federal representatives, who they can contact through various means to voice their opinion on political issues. On the local level, community members have a chance to be more involved in local government processes such as voting in city or county-level elections for mayor, council members, school board members and other positions. These elected officials then work together to make decisions about issues impacting the Niota community. Residents also have the opportunity to attend meetings of their local government where they can voice their opinions and be part of decision making processes which shape their community.
The political climate in Niota, TN is very conservative.
McMinn County, TN is very conservative. In McMinn County, TN 19.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McMinn county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.7% to 19.1%.
McMinn county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Niota, TN is very conservative.
McMinn County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Athens 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.
Niota, 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 Niota, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 33 contributions totaling $5,405 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $1,963 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $245 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)