Cottage Grove, TN is a small rural community located in Tennessee. The town has a strong commitment to local politics, with its mayor and city council actively engaging in local issues. The mayor's office is responsible for representing the town's interests at state levels of government and the city council looks out for the best interests of its citizens by proactively addressing concerns and developing policies that benefit the entire community. Local candidates run for office each election cycle to represent Cottage Grove on these important matters. Each individual brings their own unique perspective to their respective positions, allowing them to offer a variety of perspectives when making decisions that affect the entire community. Residents take part in civic activities such as voting and voicing their opinions on important topics that impact Cottage Grove, helping to ensure that everyone has an equal say in how the town is governed.
The political climate in Cottage Grove, TN is very conservative.
Henry County, TN is very conservative. In Henry County, TN 23.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.7% to 23.6%.
Henry county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cottage Grove, TN is very conservative.
Henry County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Paris 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.
Cottage Grove, 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 Cottage Grove, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $1,500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)