Scott, TN County is a vibrant community located in the heart of Tennessee. The county is home to many different people who come from various backgrounds and have diverse political beliefs. Residents of Scott, TN County care deeply about their local politics and actively engage in discussions about policies that could potentially affect them and their families. Local elections are especially important to county residents, who take time to research local candidates running for office so they can make an informed decision when it comes time to cast their vote. Local advocacy organizations such as the Scott County Democratic Party and the Scott County Republican Party work hard to ensure that all citizens are aware of the issues and know who is running for office so they can make an educated choice at the ballot box.
The political climate in Scott County, TN is very conservative.
In Scott County, TN 10.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 88.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Scott county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 88.4% to 10.9%.
Scott county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Scott 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.
Scott, 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 Scott County, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30 contributions totaling $1,419 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 55 contributions totaling $19,045 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $346 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)