Bledsoe County, Tennessee is a small rural county located in the southeastern part of the state. It is heavily Republican-leaning and has an estimated population of about 14,000 people. In terms of politics, the state legislature seats are dominated by members of the Republican Party and most political races in Bledsoe County are usually uncontested. Local officials are generally conservative and tend to favor traditional values and limited government intervention. The local Republican party holds regular meetings throughout the year to discuss issues like taxation, education, healthcare, public safety, and other important topics in Bledsoe County. There are several popular local politicians in Bledsoe County who often stand for election during local elections including Sheriff Steve Thomas and State Representative Paul Stanley. These two have been known to support many conservative policies while advocating for more fiscal responsibility from their constituents. Despite its small size, Bledsoe County plays an important role in Tennessee's overall political landscape with its strong lean towards Republicans and its commitment to traditional values.
The political climate in Bledsoe County, TN is very conservative.
In Bledsoe County, TN 16.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bledsoe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.1% to 16.9%.
Bledsoe county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bledsoe 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.
Bledsoe, 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 Bledsoe County, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 100 contributions totaling $7,304 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $6,160 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)