Signal Mountain, TN is a small town located in Hamilton County. It is known for its quiet mountain setting and tight-knit community. Politically, the town leans conservative and many residents advocate for traditional values. Many of the local political candidates come from this same conservative viewpoint, often running on platforms of fiscal responsibility and social conservatism. While Signal Mountain has a relatively small population compared to other areas of the state, it still plays an important role in Tennessee politics.
The political climate in Signal Mountain, TN is somewhat conservative.
Hamilton County, TN is somewhat conservative. In Hamilton County, TN 44.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hamilton county remained moderately Republican, 53.8% to 44.1%.
Hamilton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Signal Mountain, TN is somewhat conservative.
Hamilton County, Tennessee is somewhat conservative.
Chattanooga 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.
Signal Mountain, 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 Signal Mountain, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,231 contributions totaling $315,894 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,309 contributions totaling $612,782 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $468 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)