Tazewell, TN is a small town located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. As is typical of small towns in the area, politics play an important role in local life. The town is part of Claiborne County which is currently represented by two county commissioners and a county mayor. At the state level, Tazewell lies within Tennessee’s 13th state senate district and the 23rd house district. In terms of national representation, Tazewell lies in Tennessee's 1st congressional district and is served by Congressman Phil Roe. Locally, citizens regularly voice their concerns through regular town hall meetings held by these various representatives. At such meetings constituents present their ideas to their elected officials for consideration into the legislative process. All of this political involvement shows how important politics are to the people of Tazewell and how it affects daily life for those living there.
The political climate in Tazewell, 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
Tazewell, 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.
Tazewell, 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 Tazewell, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 202 contributions totaling $34,724 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 86 contributions totaling $15,670 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)