Unicoi, TN county is a small county located in the state of Tennessee. It is known for its friendly atmosphere and laid-back lifestyle. Politically, Unicoi County is represented by several local representatives in the Tennessee General Assembly. These representatives all belong to either the Democratic or Republican party and work hard to ensure that the people of Unicoi are properly represented at the state level. Additionally, Unicoi has several members of their own local government, including a County Mayor and Commission who work together to set policy and make decisions for the area. The people of Unicoi County have an active political voice in matters that affect them and their community.
The political climate in Unicoi County, TN is very conservative.
In Unicoi County, TN 19.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Unicoi county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.4% to 19.4%.
Unicoi county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Unicoi County, TN is very conservative.
Johnson City 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.
Unicoi, 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 Unicoi County, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 148 contributions totaling $6,968 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 92 contributions totaling $47,173 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $513 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)