Gatlinburg, TN is a small mountain town located in Sevier County. The local politics in 37738 Gatlinburg, TN are managed by the city council which is composed of seven members elected for four-year terms. The Mayor is elected by the citizens of Gatlinburg to also serve a four-year term. The City Council meets on the first and third Monday of every month to discuss local issues such as planning, budgeting, economic development, and infrastructure. Through the City Council meetings, residents can voice their opinions on various topics and have their voices heard by their representatives. Additionally, if residents are looking to get involved in local politics they can volunteer with an organization or attend meetings to stay informed about any political changes that may be taking place in Gatlinburg, TN.
The political climate in Zip 37738 (Gatlinburg, TN) is strongly conservative.
Sevier County, TN is very conservative. In Sevier County, TN 20.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sevier county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.6% to 20.0%.
Sevier county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 37738 (Gatlinburg, TN) is strongly conservative.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee is strongly conservative.
Sevier County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Sevierville 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.
Gatlinburg, 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 37738 (Gatlinburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 87 contributions totaling $11,656 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 134 contributions totaling $64,885 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $484 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)