The city of Sweetwater, TN is located in Monroe County and is a vibrant community of about 6,000 people. The political climate of the area is represented by the Republican Party, which has been dominant for many years. At the local level, Sweetwater residents are served by their Mayor and City Council members. These elected officials work together to make decisions that best serve the needs of the community. They also collaborate with local civic organizations to ensure that Sweetwater remains a safe and thriving place to live. The Sweetwater City Council meets regularly each month to discuss important issues such as infrastructure improvements, economic development initiatives, public safety concerns, and more. Residents are encouraged to attend meetings or contact their representatives with questions or ideas. Ultimately, the political leadership of Sweetwater works hard to keep its citizens informed and engaged in their local government so that everyone can benefit from living in this wonderful town.
The political climate in Zip 37874 (Sweetwater, TN) is very conservative.
Monroe County, TN is very conservative. In Monroe County, TN 18.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.7% to 18.1%.
Monroe county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 37874 (Sweetwater, TN) is very conservative.
Sweetwater, Tennessee is very conservative.
Monroe County, Tennessee is very conservative.
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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.
Sweetwater, 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 37874 (Sweetwater)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 58 contributions totaling $3,884 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 65 contributions totaling $8,213 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)