La Follette, Tennessee is a small town located in Campbell County and has recently become an increasingly popular destination for outdoor enthusiasts. Despite its size, the town plays an important role in local politics. The city's government consists of a mayor and four-member Board of Alderman, who work together to make decisions that impact the lives of its citizens. In addition, the state representative for La Follette, TN is Dennis Powers, who has held his position since 1994 and is currently running for reelection this year. Powers has been a strong advocate for the citizens of La Follette, often pushing for improved infrastructure and economic opportunities throughout the county. His dedication to improving this community is evident through numerous initiatives he's undertaken during his time in office. With another election coming up soon, it will be interesting to see how the politics of this small yet vibrant town will shape up as locals exercise their right to vote and elect their representatives once again.
The political climate in Zip 37766 (La Follette, TN) is strongly conservative.
Campbell County, TN is very conservative. In Campbell County, TN 16.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Campbell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.6% to 16.3%.
Campbell county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 37766 (La Follette, TN) is strongly conservative.
La Follette, Tennessee is strongly conservative.
Campbell County, Tennessee is very 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.
La Follette, Tennessee: d 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 37766 (La Follette)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $3,360 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 126 contributions totaling $32,344 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $257 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)