Greenback, TN is a small town in Loudon County, located just outside of Knoxville. It has a population of about 2,800 people and is known for its rural charm and historically strong sense of community. Politically, the town largely leans conservative and typically votes Republican in elections. The current mayor of Greenback is John Mercer, who was first elected to the office in 2016. He has strongly advocated for the preservation of small-town values and quality of life, helping to maintain a safe and comfortable atmosphere for residents. Additionally, he has worked hard to bring more jobs and economic development into the area while also striving to keep taxes low. Local elections are often contested but are generally still decided on a basis of party affiliation due to the overwhelming number of Republican voters within the city limits.
The political climate in Zip 37742 (Greenback, TN) is very conservative.
Loudon County, TN is very conservative. In Loudon County, TN 23.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Loudon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.0% to 23.7%.
Loudon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 37742 (Greenback, TN) is very conservative.
Greenback, Tennessee is very conservative.
Loudon County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Knoxville Metro Area is strongly 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.
Greenback, 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 zip 37742 (Greenback)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 127 contributions totaling $10,259 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 220 contributions totaling $14,159 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)