Fairfield, TN is a small town located in western Tennessee with a population of approximately 2,400 people. The city is served by a mayor-council form of government, with a mayor and five council members making up the governing body. Local elections occur every four years and are overseen by the Tennessee Secretary of State's Office. Issues that the local political candidates commonly discuss include public safety, economic development, infrastructure improvements, and preserving Fairfield's rural character. The current mayor is Bill O'Neill who emphasizes the importance of developing partnerships between community leaders and businesses to ensure Fairfield continues to grow and flourish. The council works hard to improve the quality of life for all citizens while also ensuring fiscal responsibility. Most recently, they have worked to establish a new community center as well as an ambitious plan to improve infrastructure. It is clear that the politics in Fairfield are focused on creating an environment where citizens can thrive and businesses can prosper.
The political climate in Fairfield, TN is very conservative.
Sumner County, TN is very conservative. In Sumner County, TN 29.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sumner county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.5% to 29.9%.
Sumner county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fairfield, TN is very conservative.
Sumner 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.
Fairfield, 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 Fairfield, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $1,135 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $1,006 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)