Bolivar, TN is a small town located in Hardeman County. The town has an estimated population of 6,670 people and is home to many local businesses and organizations. The politics in Bolivar, TN are mainly focused around the local government of Hardeman County. Every four years, the citizens of Bolivar have the opportunity to vote for representatives that will act on their behalf in county-wide decisions regarding taxes, public safety, infrastructure improvements, and other important issues. Additionally, many local organizations also get involved in local political conversations by hosting debates for county leadership positions or participating in community forums to discuss issues important to Bolivar. These events are a great way for citizens to stay informed and engaged with their local politicians.
The political climate in Bolivar, TN is leaning conservative.
Hardeman County, TN is somewhat conservative. In Hardeman County, TN 41.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hardeman county remained very strongly Republican, 57.2% to 41.5%.
Hardeman county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bolivar, TN is leaning conservative.
Hardeman County, Tennessee 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.
Bolivar, Tennessee: D d d d 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 Bolivar, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 198 contributions totaling $8,272 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 58 contributions totaling $11,538 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $199 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)