Knox County, TN Board of Commissioners · 2024 year in review
Adam Thompson
District 8 · Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024 As of the meeting of August 31, 2026 — the newest published record.
Excludes 13 motions not yet published.
280
Votes cast →
100%
Attendance
4
Dissents (no on adopted)
7
Motions made
13
Seconded
Topics Adam Thompson voted on most
| Topic | Votes | Aye | No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoning & land use | 69 | 61 (88%) | 8 (12%) | See votes → |
| Contracts & purchasing | 48 | 48 (100%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Personnel & appointments | 37 | 36 (97%) | 1 (3%) | See votes → |
| Roads & infrastructure | 27 | 27 (100%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Schools | 26 | 26 (100%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Intergovernmental & resolutions | 23 | 21 (91%) | 2 (9%) | See votes → |
| Public safety | 10 | 10 (100%) | 0 (0%) | See votes → |
| Parks & community | 7 | 7 | 0 | See votes → |
Raw counts are always shown; a percentage appears only once a topic reaches 10 votes.
Biggest split votes
The most divided decisions Adam Thompson cast a vote on — the closest winning margins — with how they voted. Each links to its full roll call.
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10-M-24-RZ Substitute motion to approve rezoning for Ryan S. Lynch, E Beaver Creek Dr
Adam Thompson voted No · roll call 6–5 (margin 1) · Nov 12, 2024
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R-24-9-115 Appoint John Valliant to Sheriff's Office Employees' Merit System Board
Adam Thompson voted No · roll call 6–5 (margin 1) · Sep 23, 2024
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RZ-24-10-108 Approve Logan Higgins Comprehensive Plan amendment (RC to SR)
Adam Thompson voted No · roll call 6–5 (margin 1) · Oct 21, 2024
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RZ-24-10-109 Approve Logan Higgins rezoning (PR up to 2 to PR up to 8)
Adam Thompson voted Aye · roll call 5–6 (margin 1) · Oct 21, 2024
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RZ-24-10-107 Approve Mesana Investments rezoning (PR 3 to PR 5) with conditions
Adam Thompson voted No · roll call 6–5 (margin 1) · Oct 21, 2024
How these are counted
Every figure is a deterministic count over Adam Thompson’s published roll-call votes on the Knox County, TN Board of Commissioners between Jan 1, 2024 and Dec 31, 2024. Nothing here is a composite score, a grade, or a ranking.
- Votes cast counts the motions in this window on which Adam Thompson appears in the roll call. Attendance = votes recorded present (not absent or recused) ÷ votes cast; shown as a percentage only at or above 10 votes, otherwise as the raw fraction.
- Dissents = “No” votes on motions the body adopted anyway.
- Topics voted on most attributes each vote to every neutral topic its agenda items carry (primary and secondary), procedural excluded; a topic percentage appears only at or above 10 votes.
- Biggest split votes are decided (adopted or failed) contested motions Adam Thompson cast an aye or no on, ordered by the smallest winning margin first.
See Adam Thompson’s full record and term patterns, or the general methodology page.