Alexandria, TN is a small town located in DeKalb County, Tennessee. It has a rich historic background and is home to many local attractions. The politics of Alexandria are shaped by the people of the town. The city mayor and aldermen are elected every four years and serve as the governing body of the city. In addition, DeKalb County also has its own representative on the State Senate for Tennessee along with their own county commission. These local officials take part in decisions such as creating budgets, proposing new ordinances, and responding to issues that affect citizens of Alexandria and DeKalb County. Furthermore, the people of Alexandria have access to state representatives to ensure that their voices are heard at the state level.
The political climate in Alexandria, TN is strongly conservative.
DeKalb County, TN is very conservative. In DeKalb County, TN 20.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, DeKalb county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.4% to 20.6%.
DeKalb county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Alexandria, TN is strongly conservative.
DeKalb County, Tennessee is very 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.
Alexandria, Tennessee: D 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 Alexandria, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $644 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $215 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $2,670 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $223 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)