Hawkins, TN County is a thriving community located in the heart of the state with a strong focus on local politics. The county is proud to have elected officials that serve its citizens' interests and work hard to address the issues that affect our everyday lives. The positions of mayor, city council members, sheriff, constables, and district attorneys are all filled with qualified candidates who demonstrate their commitment to ensuring the best possible outcomes for our community. These individuals take on leadership roles advocating for policies that benefit the area's residents and businesses alike. In addition, they also lead initiatives to make sure that resources are properly allocated while encouraging citizen involvement in local government activities and decision-making processes. All of this effort has contributed to creating a prosperous environment in Hawkins County where citizens can feel confident that their voices are heard and respected at every level of government.
The political climate in Hawkins County, TN is very conservative.
In Hawkins County, TN 16.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hawkins county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.2% to 16.4%.
Hawkins county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hawkins County, TN is very conservative.
Kingsport-Bristol 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.
Hawkins, 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 Hawkins County, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 355 contributions totaling $22,002 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 187 contributions totaling $31,704 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)