Blount County, TN is located in the eastern part of Tennessee, and has a rich history. Politically, Blount County is consistently represented by Republican candidates in both state and national elections. Locally, there are several civic organizations which focus on issues that affect the county such as economic growth, education, and public safety. The Blount County Commission is largely responsible for deciding how local funds are used and what initiatives they should pursue. They also appoint members to serve on other committees such as the School Board or Library Board. Overall, Blount County is a politically active county with many passionate citizens who care deeply about their community’s future.
The political climate in Blount County, TN is very conservative.
In Blount County, TN 26.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Blount county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.1% to 26.9%.
Blount county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Blount County, TN is very conservative.
Knoxville 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.
Blount, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Blount County, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,711 contributions totaling $195,750 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,504 contributions totaling $531,554 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $353 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)