Rutherford County, Tennessee is home to a vibrant and diverse community of citizens who are highly engaged in local politics. Local elections often draw a large turnout of voters, as the county’s residents are passionate about the issues that affect their lives and keenly aware of who makes decisions that can change those issues. In recent years, Rutherford County has been at the forefront of multiple political debates, including education, healthcare reform, and environmental protection. Candidates in local elections have worked hard to represent all voices within the community, with many running on platforms that support economic growth while preserving the values of their constituents. The county also has an active citizen participation program, which encourages residents to become involved in advocating for their causes and attending meetings and events where important decisions are being made. Overall, Rutherford County is an engaged and active political environment that contributes to a thriving community for its citizens.
The political climate in Rutherford County, TN is somewhat conservative.
In Rutherford County, TN 41.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rutherford county remained very strongly Republican, 56.6% to 41.2%.
Rutherford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rutherford County, TN is somewhat conservative.
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Rutherford, 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 Rutherford County, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,195 contributions totaling $543,122 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,180 contributions totaling $943,089 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $433 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)