The Greeneville, TN Metro Area is a dynamic and diverse region with a rich history of politics. Local politics in the area are managed by several governmental bodies, including Greene County Commission, City Council of Greeneville, Town of Mosheim Council, and other local entities. The area has an active citizenry who take part in local elections and advocate for causes that benefit their community. Citizens can find information on candidates running for office by attending events such as town hall meetings or visiting the local government websites. Local citizens also take part in national elections by casting their vote at voting polling locations or online. Politics in the Greeneville Metro Area are ever-changing as new candidates come forward to bring fresh ideas and perspectives to benefit all residents.
The political climate in Greeneville Metro Area is very conservative.
In Greeneville Metro Area 18.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Greeneville metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.3% to 18.5%.
The Greeneville metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Greeneville 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.
Greeneville, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Greeneville Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 618 contributions totaling $73,022 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 485 contributions totaling $112,562 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $232 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)