Dickson, TN is a small city located in western Tennessee. It has a strong sense of community and its economy is largely based on agriculture and tourism. With a population of just over 15,000 people, it is the home to numerous local businesses that provide many job opportunities for its citizens. In terms of politics, Dickson has traditionally been one of the more conservative areas in Tennessee. Over the past few decades, there have been several notable political candidates from Dickson who have sought to represent their hometown at state and national levels. These candidates have ranged from both major political parties, but regardless of party affiliation they all share a common goal of representing their constituents’ interests in the best way possible.
The political climate in Dickson, TN is moderately conservative.
Dickson County, TN is very conservative. In Dickson County, TN 25.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dickson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.5% to 25.1%.
Dickson county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dickson, TN is moderately conservative.
Dickson County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin Metro Area 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.
Dickson, 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 Dickson, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,814 contributions totaling $209,876 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,092 contributions totaling $986,596 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $472 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)