Morristown, TN is a city in Hamblen County with a population of approximately 30,000 people. Political activity in the area is abundant and citizens have many options when it comes to getting involved. The local government is run by a mayor and five-member board of commissioners elected by the public. These officials are responsible for appointing various department heads including police, fire, and public works directors. Each year there are elections for all members of the Morristown Board of Commissioners as well as school boards and other municipal offices like constable. More than 25 different political organizations host events in Morristown throughout the year, ranging from informational sessions held by political candidates to town hall meetings focused on specific issues like education reform or crime prevention. Voters in Morristown have plenty of opportunities to stay informed about local politics and make their voices heard at election time.
The political climate in Zip 37813 (Morristown, TN) is strongly conservative.
Hamblen County, TN is very conservative. In Hamblen County, TN 22.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hamblen county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.4% to 22.3%.
Hamblen county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 37813 (Morristown, TN) is strongly conservative.
Morristown, Tennessee is strongly conservative.
Hamblen County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Morristown 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.
Morristown, 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 37813 (Morristown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 74 contributions totaling $14,636 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 92 contributions totaling $12,656 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)