37308 Birchwood, TN has a thriving politics scene. The local government consists of a mayor and city council members who are elected by the community to represent them and their interests. In addition to the local government, there are also several school boards and other organizations that contribute to the overall political landscape in the area. Local political candidates can be found on the ballot during election times, providing citizens with an opportunity to have their voices heard. 37308 Birchwood, TN is committed to promoting responsible governance through open dialogue and collaboration amongst its citizens and government bodies alike.
The political climate in Zip 37308 (Birchwood, TN) is moderately conservative.
Hamilton County, TN is somewhat conservative. In Hamilton County, TN 44.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hamilton county remained moderately Republican, 53.8% to 44.1%.
Hamilton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 37308 (Birchwood, TN) is moderately conservative.
Birchwood, Tennessee is moderately conservative.
Hamilton County, Tennessee is somewhat conservative.
Chattanooga 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.
Birchwood, 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 37308 (Birchwood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 35 contributions totaling $686 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $3,541 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)