Chattanooga, Tennessee is located in the 37411 zip code area and is an important political hub in the state. In recent years, the city has seen a surge of political activity as citizens become more engaged with local and state politics. The Hamilton County Democratic Party holds regular meetings to discuss policy issues and to elect candidates to represent their constituents. At the state level, Chattanooga’s legislators play an important role in ensuring that Tennesseans have access to quality education, healthcare, employment opportunities, and other resources necessary for a thriving community. Additionally, there are numerous local organizations dedicated to improving the city’s infrastructure and quality of life through advocacy campaigns. By engaging with these groups and initiatives, Chattanooga residents can make sure their voices are heard on the important issues facing our society today.
The political climate in Zip 37411 (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 37411 (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 37411 (Chattanooga)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 508 contributions totaling $55,531 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 119 contributions totaling $34,833 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $293 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)