Clarksville, TN is an area with a rich history of politics and civic engagement. Located in the north central part of Tennessee, just outside of Nashville, Clarksville has a population of over 150,000 people. It is home to a variety of different political views and ideologies due to its diversity. The city has had a long standing tradition of electing locally elected officials who are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the city. In recent elections, Clarksville residents have been actively engaged in selecting candidates from both major political parties to serve as their representatives in local government. This includes members of Congress, mayors and other elected officials. These candidates are tasked with advocating for the interests of their constituents and protecting the rights afforded them by federal and state laws. By getting involved in local politics, Clarksville citizens can make sure that their voices are heard when it comes to important issues such as health care reform, education funding and environmental protection.
The political climate in Clarksville, TN is leaning conservative.
Montgomery County, TN is somewhat conservative. In Montgomery County, TN 42.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county remained strongly Republican, 55.0% to 42.3%.
Montgomery county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clarksville, TN is leaning conservative.
Montgomery County, Tennessee is somewhat conservative.
Clarksville Metro Area is moderately 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.
Clarksville, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Clarksville, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13,752 contributions totaling $909,593 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10,205 contributions totaling $2,385,818 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $234 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)