Politics in 37840 Oliver Springs, TN are largely focused on local issues that affect the citizens of the area. The city is represented in the Tennessee House of Representatives by James “Micah” Van Huss and in the State Senate by Rusty Crowe. Political priorities for residents may include initiatives for economic development, improving education, and environmental protection. Local candidates running for office often focus their efforts on these issues as well as public safety concerns. Additionally, the city works hard to protect its small town character with regulations protecting historic buildings and landmarks. With a growing population and ever-increasing demands from those who call it home, Oliver Springs is actively engaged in local politics to ensure a better future for all its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 37840 (Oliver Springs, TN) is very conservative.
Roane County, TN is very conservative. In Roane County, TN 23.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Roane county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.2% to 23.3%.
Roane county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 37840 (Oliver Springs, TN) is very conservative.
Oliver Springs, Tennessee is very conservative.
Roane 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.
Oliver Springs, 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 37840 (Oliver Springs)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 93 contributions totaling $3,501 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 77 contributions totaling $8,643 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)