Signal Mountain, TN is a small town located in Hamilton County that is governed by a five-member Board of Commissioners. The current members are Troy McDowell (Chairman), Rhonda Thurman (Vice Chairman), Chip Baker, Joe Wingate, and Steve Haines. All five of these individuals were elected to the position and are responsible for decisions made about the town's future. These decisions include budgeting, infrastructure improvements, zoning laws, and other local legislation. Signal Mountain has a strong tradition of fiscal responsibility and transparency when it comes to its municipal government which allows its citizens to feel secure in the knowledge that their taxes are being used wisely. Residents have access to numerous civic engagement opportunities such as attending public meetings, voicing opinions on proposed resolutions before they become law, and voting in local elections. This atmosphere of both political accountability and involvement make Signal Mountain an attractive place to live for those interested in local politics.
The political climate in Zip 37377 (Signal Mountain, TN) is somewhat conservative.
Hamilton County, TN is somewhat conservative. In Hamilton County, TN 44.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hamilton county remained moderately Republican, 53.8% to 44.1%.
Hamilton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 37377 (Signal Mountain, TN) is somewhat conservative.
Signal Mountain, Tennessee is somewhat conservative.
Hamilton County, Tennessee is somewhat conservative.
Chattanooga 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.
Signal Mountain, 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 37377 (Signal Mountain)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,169 contributions totaling $160,620 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 806 contributions totaling $304,269 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $378 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)