The small town of 37866 Sharps Chapel, TN is known for its tight-knit community and strong sense of connection to its rural roots. Despite its small size, the town has a vibrant political landscape. Locals are active in local issues such as zoning regulations, school funding, and business development initiatives. Residents are often vocal in their support for politicians who align with their values and represent their interests on the county or state level. It is not uncommon for residents to attend town hall meetings or rallies in order to show their support or voice their concerns about the political landscape of Sharps Chapel and surrounding areas. In addition to supporting local candidates for office, members of this close-knit community also come together to discuss current events and how they can make an impact on larger issues.
The political climate in Zip 37866 (Sharps Chapel, TN) is very conservative.
Union County, TN is very conservative. In Union County, TN 15.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.7% to 15.4%.
Union county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 37866 (Sharps Chapel, TN) is very conservative.
Sharps Chapel, Tennessee is very conservative.
Union 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.
Sharps Chapel, 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 37866 (Sharps Chapel)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $2,205 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)