In the small town of Dandridge, Tennessee, 37725, politics is a major topic of conversation. This small community has seen many changes over the years due to the decisions made by its local government. The local school board and county commission make decisions that affect the everyday lives of residents. Local elections are held every year where voters in Dandridge have the chance to select their representatives for mayor, city council, school board, sheriff and other county offices. The people of Dandridge take their responsibility to vote very seriously, as it is an opportunity for them to have a direct say in the future of their hometown. As a result, each election is highly contested with candidates from both parties vying for votes. With such a tight-knit community feeling, political candidates must strive to earn the trust and respect of all citizens in order to get elected.
The political climate in Zip 37725 (Dandridge, TN) is very conservative.
Jefferson County, TN is very conservative. In Jefferson County, TN 19.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.0% to 19.7%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 37725 (Dandridge, TN) is very conservative.
Dandridge, Tennessee is very conservative.
Jefferson County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Morristown 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.
Dandridge, 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 37725 (Dandridge)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 89 contributions totaling $10,012 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 304 contributions totaling $76,177 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $251 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)