Houston, TN County has a long and storied history in politics. The county is a strong Republican stronghold due to its mainly conservative population, but there are also some more progressive voices being heard in the area. There have been several well-known political figures from Houston, including former Governor Phil Bredesen and former Congressman Lincoln Davis. Currently, the county is represented by Congressman John Rose in Washington D.C., who was elected to the office in 2018. The county also has a long record of voting Republican when it comes to state elections, with the local GOP often winning majorities in the legislature. Despite the Republican majority in the county, there are still progressive ideas and policies that have gained traction with voters, such as support for public education and renewable energy initiatives. Overall, Houston County is an important part of Tennessee's political landscape, and will continue to shape state policy for years to come.
The political climate in Houston County, TN is very conservative.
In Houston County, TN 23.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Houston county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.7% to 23.6%.
Houston county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Houston County, TN is very conservative.
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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.
Houston, Tennessee: D D d 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 Houston County, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 151 contributions totaling $5,951 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 76 contributions totaling $9,275 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)