The 37617 zip code of Blountville, TN is part of the Sullivan County region in the state of Tennessee. Politically, this area is represented in the US House of Representatives by Phil Roe, who has held a seat since 2009 as a Republican. At the local level, government is made up of several small town districts, each with their own elected officials that help provide services and leadership to the communities within Sullivan county. These representatives are focused on helping to ensure a safe and prosperous future for their constituents through responsible fiscal practices, strong infrastructure support, and advocacy for local interests. Additionally, these leaders are tasked with upholding shared values such as justice and equality for all citizens.
The political climate in Zip 37617 (Blountville, TN) is very conservative.
Sullivan County, TN is very conservative. In Sullivan County, TN 23.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sullivan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.1% to 23.2%.
Sullivan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 37617 (Blountville, TN) is very conservative.
Blountville, Tennessee is very conservative.
Sullivan County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Kingsport-Bristol 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.
Blountville, 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 37617 (Blountville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 226 contributions totaling $17,062 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 99 contributions totaling $16,221 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)