Johnson City, TN 37601 is a vibrant city located in upper East Tennessee. The city has a long history of political involvement and engagement. Johnson City has been represented in the State House of Representatives and Senate for many years, by Democrats and Republicans alike. Local elections are hotly contested and highly watched. Residents are passionate about their local politics, eager to ensure that their voices are heard and that their representatives are working hard to improve the quality of life for everyone in the community. There is also an active civic engagement scene with numerous organizations working together to make the city more livable for its citizens. With a diverse population of young professionals, students, families, seniors, and business owners, Johnson City is an exciting place where everyone can have a voice in shaping its future.
The political climate in Zip 37601 (Johnson City, TN) is moderately conservative.
Washington County, TN is very conservative. In Washington County, TN 31.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.2% to 31.0%.
Washington county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 37601 (Johnson City, TN) is moderately conservative.
Johnson City, Tennessee is moderately conservative.
Washington County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Johnson City 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.
Johnson City, 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 37601 (Johnson City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,342 contributions totaling $77,134 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 347 contributions totaling $117,372 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $338 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)