Monroe County, TN is a rural area that is known for its peacefulness and small-town charm. The county has a population of approximately 55,000 people and is governed by an elected board of commissioners. Monroe County also has two local representatives in the Tennessee General Assembly: Representative Curtis Halford and Senator Joey Hensley. These public officials are tasked with representing the interests of the citizens of Monroe County on state matters such as education, healthcare, taxation, and economic development. With their leadership, Monroe County remains focused on improving living conditions for all residents of the county and ensuring that they have access to resources to help them thrive.
The political climate in Monroe County, TN is very conservative.
In Monroe County, TN 18.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.7% to 18.1%.
Monroe county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Monroe 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.
Monroe, 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 Monroe County, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 508 contributions totaling $29,612 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 427 contributions totaling $81,755 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $191 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)