Whitesburg, TN is located in Hamblen County and while the exact population of Whitesburg is unknown, it is a small rural town with a close-knit community atmosphere. The local politics in 37891 Whitesburg are largely represented by the Republican Party. It is worth noting that the area has historically been a conservative stronghold, although shifts in recent years have made races increasingly competitive between both major parties. Local elections often focus on topics such as economic development, education, infrastructure and public safety, all of which are important to the residents of Whitesburg. As such, candidates running for office within this zip code must be well-equipped to handle these relevant issues.
The political climate in Zip 37891 (Whitesburg, TN) is very conservative.
Hamblen County, TN is very conservative. In Hamblen County, TN 22.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hamblen county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.4% to 22.3%.
Hamblen county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 37891 (Whitesburg, TN) is very conservative.
Whitesburg, Tennessee is very conservative.
Hamblen County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Morristown 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.
Whitesburg, 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 37891 (Whitesburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $260 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $970 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)