Loudon County in Tennessee is an important part of the state’s political landscape. The county plays a significant role in presidential, gubernatorial and congressional elections. With its many diverse communities, Loudon County provides a unique opportunity for candidates to engage with voters on major issues. The county also has a long history of electing Republicans to state legislatures and the United States Congress, though it is still considered to be a swing district. Political engagement among Loudon County residents remains strong, as citizens are passionate about the issues that impact their daily lives, from taxes and spending to education and healthcare. Political discourse tends to center around fiscal responsibility and personal liberties, with both sides having passionate advocates who seek positive change in their local government.
The political climate in Loudon County, TN is very conservative.
In Loudon County, TN 23.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Loudon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.0% to 23.7%.
Loudon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Loudon 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.
Loudon, 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 Loudon County, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,226 contributions totaling $93,816 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,031 contributions totaling $361,405 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $351 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)