Overton County, Tennessee is a small rural county located in the Appalachian Mountains. It has a diverse political landscape, with representation from both major parties. The county is home to a number of local elected officials who serve within the county and the surrounding areas. This includes representatives on the county commission, school board, sheriff's office, and other positions of authority. These elected officials are responsible for enacting laws and policies that reflect the will of their constituents. With such a wide variety of interests in the area, it is important for these officials to understand the complexities of the region in order to properly represent all parties involved. The politics of Overton County are complex and ever-changing, but its residents remain united in their commitment to making it an even better place to live.
The political climate in Overton County, TN is very conservative.
In Overton County, TN 20.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Overton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.9% to 20.3%.
Overton county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Overton County, TN is very conservative.
Cookeville 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.
Overton, Tennessee: D d 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 Overton County, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 225 contributions totaling $78,200 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $348 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 162 contributions totaling $115,532 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $713 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)