Big Sandy, TN is a small town nestled in the hills of West Tennessee, with a population of just over 1000 people. The town's politics are largely focused on local issues, such as infrastructure development and maintaining a vibrant community atmosphere. Every year, the citizens of Big Sandy descend on the City Hall to vote in local elections for Town Mayor and City Council members. The Town Mayor and City Council members serve as the town's primary decision-making body and are responsible for formulating policies that benefit the citizens of Big Sandy. They develop plans for improving roads, bringing businesses into town, encouraging economic growth, and fostering strong relationships between local organizations and citizens. In addition to these duties, they also work with state and federal officials to improve services available in Big Sandy. Ultimately, the goal of all political decisions made by local officials is to ensure that Big Sandy remains an attractive place to live with plenty of opportunities for its citizens.
The political climate in Big Sandy, TN is strongly conservative.
Benton County, TN is very conservative. In Benton County, TN 21.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.1% to 21.1%.
Benton county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Big Sandy, TN is strongly conservative.
Benton 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.
Big Sandy, Tennessee: D d 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 Big Sandy, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 46 contributions totaling $1,556 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $1,665 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)