Elgin, TN is a small town located in Tennessee. It is known for its rural setting and friendly atmosphere. Despite its size, Elgin has an active political presence in the community. The local government provides resources and support to ensure the town's citizens can exercise their right to vote and participate in politics. From local school board meetings to City Council meetings, Elgin's citizens are heavily involved in the decision-making process that affects their community. Local politicians work hard to represent the interests of Elgin’s citizens and strive to make sure that everyone’s voice is heard.
The political climate in Elgin, TN is strongly conservative.
Scott County, TN is very conservative. In Scott County, TN 10.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 88.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Scott county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 88.4% to 10.9%.
Scott county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elgin, TN is strongly conservative.
Scott 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.
Elgin, 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 Elgin, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $857 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)