The small town of Niota, TN (zip code 37826) is part of McMinn County, which has a population of over 50,000 people. Located in southeastern Tennessee, Niota is a rural community with deep roots in the region's history. Politically, McMinn County leans strongly conservative and is represented at the state level by Republican representatives. At the local level, Niota residents are served by members of the McMinn County Board of Commissioners, who are responsible for overseeing matters related to zoning and development within the county. Additionally, Niota residents have access to a range of civic organizations that advocate for community interests. Community involvement is encouraged in many forms such as voting and attending meetings held by local government officials. Residents are also encouraged to participate in local elections and be aware of their current representatives on both state and local levels.
The political climate in Zip 37826 (Niota, TN) is very conservative.
McMinn County, TN is very conservative. In McMinn County, TN 19.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McMinn county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.7% to 19.1%.
McMinn county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 37826 (Niota, TN) is very conservative.
Niota, Tennessee is very conservative.
McMinn County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Athens 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.
Niota, 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 37826 (Niota)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 33 contributions totaling $5,405 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $1,963 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $245 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)