37724 Cumberland Gap, TN is a small rural town located in the Appalachian Mountains of Tennessee. It is home to a population of about 1,400 people and a proud history that dates back to the Revolutionary War. Despite its size, the political landscape of Cumberland Gap remains active and diverse. Residents have access to local representatives in the Tennessee House of Representatives, Senate, and other state government offices that serve them on matters involving taxation, education, healthcare and other important issues. There are also opportunities to engage with county governments and be involved in local elections for mayor or county commissioners, as well as nonpartisan municipal advisory boards like planning commissions or school boards. The community of Cumberland Gap embraces political engagement and works hard to ensure everyone’s voice is heard.
The political climate in Zip 37724 (Cumberland Gap, TN) is very conservative.
Claiborne County, TN is very conservative. In Claiborne County, TN 17.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Claiborne county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.9% to 17.0%.
Claiborne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 37724 (Cumberland Gap, TN) is very conservative.
Cumberland Gap, Tennessee is very conservative.
Claiborne County, Tennessee is very conservative.
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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.
Cumberland Gap, 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 37724 (Cumberland Gap)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $468 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $1,900 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $475 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)