The small town of 37686 Piney Flats, TN is home to a tight-knit community, with a strong sense of local pride and connection. Politically, the area leans heavily towards conservative values and ideals, and many of the residents are active in voicing their opinions on local issues. The town is represented by Republican state Senator Randy McNally in the Tennessee Senate and Representative Matthew Hill in the Tennessee House of Representatives. Both McNally and Hill have been forging strong relationships with their constituents over the years, advocating for increased funding for local schools, infrastructure improvements, and economic development. They have also been vocal opponents of any measures that could lead to an increase in taxes or new regulations on businesses. As such, Piney Flats remains a bastion for traditional conservative values within the state of Tennessee.
The political climate in Zip 37686 (Piney Flats, TN) is very 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 37686 (Piney Flats, TN) is very conservative.
Piney Flats, Tennessee is very 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.
Piney Flats, 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 37686 (Piney Flats)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 81 contributions totaling $3,649 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 77 contributions totaling $79,932 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,038 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)