The city of Chattanooga, TN (zip code 37408) is located in Hamilton County and is home to a population of around 180,000 people. It has a rich history and vibrant culture that draws visitors from all over the world. The city is governed by an elected Mayor and City Council, who work together to ensure the well-being and safety of its citizens. There are many local political candidates running for office in Chattanooga, TN this year, each with their own unique ideas and plans for making the city even better. The residents of Chattanooga are encouraged to become informed about each candidate’s views on important issues such as taxes, public safety, education, housing, transportation, and more. By taking part in local politics this year they will have an opportunity to help shape the future of their city.
The political climate in Zip 37408 (Chattanooga, TN) is leaning 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 37408 (Chattanooga, TN) is leaning conservative.
Chattanooga, Tennessee is leaning 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.
Chattanooga, 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 37408 (Chattanooga)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 253 contributions totaling $25,372 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 36 contributions totaling $14,609 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $406 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)