Harrison, TN is a small town located in the state of Tennessee. It is home to just over 2,000 people and has a rich history of political involvement. Despite its small size, it has an active political scene with local candidates running for various positions in the government. The current mayor, Mike Harrison, was elected in 2018 and has been making great strides in improving the community. He is committed to fostering economic growth and development while also preserving the town's historic character and rural charm. Additionally, there are several city council members who are dedicated to representing their constituents’ best interests as well as other local offices such as county commissioner and supervisor that have candidates running for office every election cycle. Overall, Harrison is a great place to live and participate in politics no matter your level of experience or commitment.
The political climate in Zip 37341 (Harrison, 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 37341 (Harrison, TN) is somewhat conservative.
Harrison, 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.
Harrison, 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 37341 (Harrison)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 280 contributions totaling $21,727 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 133 contributions totaling $31,172 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $234 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)