Jonesborough, Tennessee is a small town located in Washington County. While it has a population of just over 5,000 people, the community has been active in local politics for many years. The town is represented in the county government by a Board of Commissioners comprised of seven members who are elected by the citizens. In addition to this board, two representatives serve on both the state Senate and House of Representatives. Local elections are held every two years with candidates from both major political parties vying for office. Currently, much of Jonesborough's political focus centers around issues such as property taxes, economic development, public safety and education funding. With its small-town charm and commitment to civic engagement, Jonesborough remains an important part of Washington County's political landscape.
The political climate in Zip 37659 (Jonesborough, TN) is strongly 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 37659 (Jonesborough, TN) is strongly conservative.
Jonesborough, Tennessee is strongly 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.
Jonesborough, 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 37659 (Jonesborough)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 489 contributions totaling $26,575 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 317 contributions totaling $125,604 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $396 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)