The Metro Area of Clarksville, Tennessee is represented by local and state politicians who focus on providing a safe, healthy environment for the region. Representatives in both the House and Senate work to create legislation that benefits their constituents while also addressing the needs of the district. There are several local committees and councils working to keep citizens informed about public policy initiatives. For example, the City Council meets often to discuss issues facing Clarksville and how best to address them. Additionally, there are numerous organizations dedicated to helping citizens get involved in local politics. Volunteer opportunities abound ranging from canvassing door-to-door for candidates and attending rallies to writing advocacy letters and hosting educational events. This active political climate is an integral part of life in Clarksville's Metro Area.
The political climate in Clarksville Metro Area is moderately conservative.
In Clarksville Metro Area 39.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Clarksville metro area remained very strongly Republican, 57.9% to 39.6%.
The Clarksville metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Clarksville Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,940 contributions totaling $200,614 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,352 contributions totaling $617,095 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $262 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)