The small town of Friendsville, TN (37737) is known for its tight-knit community and friendly atmosphere. Despite its small size, the town is politically active and engaged in local issues. The mayor of Friendsville is currently Bill Smith, who has held office since 2009. Smith has been highly praised by the community for his dedication to improving the quality of life in Friendsville. Under his leadership, there have been a number of successful initiatives, including improvements to infrastructure and public services. In addition to the mayor's office, local government in Friendsville includes a city council made up of six members, as well as numerous committees and commissions that deal with specific issues related to the town. Residents can get involved in politics in their own backyard by attending public meetings or running for elected office themselves. By taking part in this process, citizens can ensure that their voices are heard and that they are contributing to their local community.
The political climate in Zip 37737 (Friendsville, TN) is very conservative.
Blount County, TN is very conservative. In Blount County, TN 26.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Blount county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.1% to 26.9%.
Blount county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 37737 (Friendsville, TN) is very conservative.
Friendsville, Tennessee is very conservative.
Blount County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Knoxville 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.
Friendsville, 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 37737 (Friendsville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 99 contributions totaling $7,280 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 95 contributions totaling $74,990 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $789 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)