The town of Watauga, TN (37694) is a small rural community located in the Appalachian Mountains of Johnson County. Although it is one of the least populated towns in the county, Watauga has a strong sense of pride and dedication to its local politics. The town has strong representation on both major political parties, with years of community members having been involved in local elections. In addition to these longstanding political figures and organizations, there are also many grassroots initiatives that are pushing for change and progress in Watauga’s politics. From attending public meetings and advocating for specific reforms to running for office themselves, residents have worked hard to make sure their voices are heard and their opinions represented in the local government. With its deep roots in politics, Watauga is committed to ensuring that all citizens have an equal opportunity to share their views and be part of the decision-making process.
The political climate in Zip 37694 (Watauga, TN) is very conservative.
Carter County, TN is very conservative. In Carter County, TN 18.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carter county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.0% to 18.5%.
Carter county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 37694 (Watauga, TN) is very conservative.
Watauga, Tennessee is very conservative.
Carter County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Johnson City 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.
Watauga, 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 37694 (Watauga)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 282 contributions totaling $9,268 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $1,335 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $223 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)