The small town of Telford, Tennessee, which has a population of just over 1,200 people, is served by the Hawkins County government. The county is divided into five districts, each of which is represented by a Commissioner on the Hawkins County Commission. These Commissioners are elected in local elections every four years. Telford residents are also represented in the Tennessee General Assembly by their state Senate and House representatives. In addition to voting for these local and state representatives, residents can also become involved in local politics through volunteering on community boards or attending public meetings to make their voices heard. With such a small population it's important for everyone to have their say and be involved in the political processes that affect Telford and its future.
The political climate in Zip 37690 (Telford, TN) is very conservative.
Washington County, TN is very conservative. In Washington County, TN 31.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.2% to 31.0%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 37690 (Telford, TN) is very conservative.
Telford, Tennessee is very conservative.
Washington County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Johnson City 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.
Telford, 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 37690 (Telford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 34 contributions totaling $746 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $4,181 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)