The politics of the Morristown, TN Metro Area reflect the diverse population of the area. Local representatives are highly active on issues important to their constituents, often taking stances on controversial topics and advocating for reforms in local government. For example, State Representative Dr. David Alexander has been heavily involved in reforming healthcare access and improving public infrastructure in the area. He has also championed efforts to create more jobs and boost economic development in the region. Other local leaders such as Mayor William Fox have worked on initiatives related to environmental sustainability and green energy projects. In addition, County Commissioner Kathy LeMay is known for her advocacy work with schools and other educational initiatives aimed at helping the youth of the community reach their full potential. All of these leaders strive to make sure that Morristown's citizens are well-informed about critical political issues that affect them directly and have a say in how their city is governed.
The political climate in Morristown Metro Area is very conservative.
In Morristown Metro Area 21.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Morristown metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.6% to 21.1%.
The Morristown metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Morristown 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.
Morristown, 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 Morristown Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,457 contributions totaling $108,338 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,438 contributions totaling $245,251 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $171 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)