Knoxville, TN is the 37938th most populous city in the United States. Located in East Tennessee, the area has a rich and diverse political history and is home to a variety of candidates representing different political perspectives. The Democratic and Republican parties are both well-represented in local politics, with several seats on the Knox County Commission being filled by candidates from both parties. Additionally, various state representatives from each party can also be found in Knoxville's legislative body. Despite differences in ideologies, most local politicians prioritize working together to ensure that Knoxville remains a prosperous place for its citizens. Several important initiatives such as infrastructure development and economic growth have been tackled by politicians from both sides of the aisle. The commitment to cooperation among local politicians helps ensure that decisions are made with everyone's best interests at heart.
The political climate in Zip 37938 (Knoxville, TN) is moderately conservative.
Knox County, TN is somewhat conservative. In Knox County, TN 41.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Knox county remained very strongly Republican, 56.5% to 41.5%.
Knox county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 37938 (Knoxville, TN) is moderately conservative.
Knoxville, Tennessee is moderately conservative.
Knox County, Tennessee is somewhat 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.
Knoxville, 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 37938 (Knoxville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 98 contributions totaling $9,305 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 145 contributions totaling $46,588 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $321 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)