Collegedale, TN is a small town located in Hamilton County. It has a rich political history and is home to a variety of local political candidates. From city council members to state representatives, the citizens of Collegedale have an abundant number of representatives they can choose from when it comes to representing their views and interests. The most recent election saw many of the same faces as previous years, but with some new additions sprinkled in. Residents here know that their voices are heard and that their votes really count when it comes to state and local elections. With so many choices for representation, Collegedale's residents can be sure their local politics are well represented by those who best understand the needs of the community.
The political climate in Zip 37315 (Collegedale, TN) is somewhat 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 37315 (Collegedale, TN) is somewhat conservative.
Collegedale, Tennessee is somewhat 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.
Collegedale, 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 37315 (Collegedale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $386 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 138 contributions totaling $162,015 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,174 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)