Central, TN is a town in Rutherford County that is filled with people who are passionate about politics. The residents of Central frequently have strong opinions and take part in local debates and discussions on current political issues. There are several local political candidates running for office in Central, including city council members, school board members, and state legislators. As citizens of Central engage in political discourse, they strive to ensure that their voices are heard and represented on the local level. No matter which candidates they support or disagree with, Central residents display a commitment to making sure that all perspectives are fairly taken into account when making decisions that affect their entire community.
The political climate in Central, TN is strongly conservative.
Carter County, TN is very conservative. In Carter County, TN 18.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carter county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.0% to 18.5%.
Carter county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Central, TN is strongly conservative.
Carter County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Johnson City Metro Area 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.
Central, 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 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 Central, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,695 contributions totaling $92,755 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 500 contributions totaling $146,538 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $293 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)