Kingsport, TN, located in the state of Tennessee in the zip code 37665 is a small city with a population of about 53,000. The city is home to an abundance of parks and recreational activities as well as many local businesses. Politically, Kingsport has traditionally been a Republican-leaning city. In recent years however, more progressive candidates have gained support from citizens in and around the area. There are currently two major political parties vying for control of the city council: The Democratic Party and the Republicans. Both parties have put forth numerous candidates for city council seats in the past year's election period. These candidates are pushing for a variety of initiatives such as increasing accessibility to public services, improving infrastructure, or boosting economic development through job creation. Local citizens will be sure to take part in deciding which party takes control of the city council and how their elected officials can best serve their community moving forward.
The political climate in Zip 37665 (Kingsport, TN) is strongly conservative.
Sullivan County, TN is very conservative. In Sullivan County, TN 23.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sullivan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.1% to 23.2%.
Sullivan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 37665 (Kingsport, TN) is strongly conservative.
Kingsport, Tennessee is strongly conservative.
Sullivan County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Kingsport-Bristol 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.
Kingsport, 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 37665 (Kingsport)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $544 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $285 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)