Pauline Hanson's One Nation party is attempting to register in Tasmania ahead of the next state election, as many people in rural communities lose faith in the major parties.

A party spokesperson told the ABC "efforts to have the party registered in Tasmania are underway" and that "the party hopes to have candidates running for seats in Tasmania's House Of Assembly in the next state election" in 2018.

One Nation pulled 10 per cent of the vote in Queensland at this year's federal election and is tipped to poll strongly in state elections there and in Western Australia next year.

One Nation's rising popularity has the National party worried, and the ABC can confirm Deputy Prime Minister and Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce wants to run a candidate in Tasmania at the next federal election.

There had been speculation former Liberal senator Richard Colbeck might run for the Nationals in Tasmania, but he is undecided.

Many people in rural Tasmania have lost faith in the major parties because of a lack of trust. ( ABC News: Lucy Barbour )

The Nationals picked up two extra seats at the last federal election, but issues like council amalgamations and the backpacker tax have left many rural voters riding a wave of discontent with the way politics is done.

The Federal Government's mantra has been "jobs and growth" but it has not cut through in rural communities, where people are more concerned about holding onto the few jobs that do exist.

Many rural people have lost faith in the major parties because of a lack of trust and concern that their problems are not being heard.

It is why town and country folk in regional communities have been able to make sense of last month's US election results, where others cannot.

Dairy farmer Aaron Smith has lost trust in the so-called "political elite". ( ABC News: Lucy Barbour )

On the streets of Burnie, in north-west Tasmania, one woman described Donald Trump as a "doer", while another saw his victory as "hope" that "someone is listening to us".

Many see themselves as the "little guys" and farmers are no exception, especially the countless who are seething after watching the major parties play political football for 18 months with the backpacker tax.

Dairy farmer Aaron Smith has been trying to access one of the Federal Government's concessional loans for dairy farmers for months after milk processor Murray Goulburn retrospectively slashed prices.

Despite promises from both sides of Government, he still has not been able to get one, fuelling his distrust for the so-called "political elite".

"I think we have got five generations of educated liars," he said.

Another north-west coast dairy farmer, Geoff Atkinson, is a long-time Liberal voter but said he would have to seriously consider his options were One Nation to run at the next election.

"It'd be difficult after 40-odd years of voting Liberal. But this is probably the first time I'd really have to think about it," he said.

Not everyone feels forgotten though.

Scottsdale, in north-east Tasmania, lost 900 jobs in the timber, dairy and food manufacturing sectors over a decade.

But the town is bouncing back, thanks to locally driven tourism initiatives, including mountain bike trails in nearby Derby.

Derby cafe worker Vicky Way says business has been busy after locally-driven tourism initiatives. ( ABC News: Lucy Barbour )

Vicky Way works at a cafe in the tiny, former tin mining town, and she has never seen it so busy.

"We just sort of got struck badly over a number of years we just had to kept digging ourselves out of a hole," explained Dorset council mayor Greg Howard.

"[Previously] you might be lucky enough to see a little old lady in the garden but since we've had the mountain bikes, there's been people everywhere."

Mr Howard said government support was important but ultimately, communities themselves needed to make their own successes happen.

"Resilience is an important part of that and the community has generally stuck together really well to help those people who have come across hard times," he said.