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Oct 31 2025
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In Tennessee, Hancock County has the highest percentage of SNAP households with a median income of $31,995. Williamson County has the lowest percentage of SNAP households and a median income of $131,202. In the eastern region, 6.20% of Blount County households receive SNAP benefits, and it has the highest median income ($74,607) of the region.
MAP: See the number of SNAP participants by Tennessee county as benefit lapse looms
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Interesting. Majority with
Interesting. Majority with high percentage of SNAP benefits are in rural counties. Who did the majority of rural voters vote for?
FAFO
Doesn't matter. Democrats won't leave the garden parties to go get those votes. I used to run HWY 90 in Campbell and Claiborne Counties. I've offered the last two candidates guided tours through coal country to show them around. The election before that, I ran and was shunned by the party instead of being invited to work together in support of the eventual nominee. The Democrats accept losing and rather than try to win, they start working on excuses on day one of the primary. Tim keeps winning elections because the Dems keep handing them to him.
Don't get me wrong, I like Michaela, but if the party isn't going to commit to this seat, it ain'
t gonna happen. Go look at Tim's page. Keeping in mind that I'm a Republican, how many Democrats are actually holding the guy accountable for doing his job with anything resembling a rational argument? The reason spoiled children become spoiled is because the adulkts in the room let them get away with it.
The reason we are a Republican stronghold is because the Dems have let it become just that. Not all these guys are corrupt fascists. Some have decent ideas and morals. However, as we just saw on Tuesday, The far right of the local party currently controls it. Right now, it looks like I will just not vote for Knox County Mayor next year. Nobody with morals and ethics is running.