Grand Junction, TN is a small town with a population of approximately 2,500 people. The town has a mayor-council form of government, with the mayor and five council members being elected by the citizens. Mayor Robert Ward was elected in 2018 and currently serves the town. The council members are Charles Reynolds, Nancy Watson, Anthony Johnson, Jessica Miller and Mary Holt. Each member is focused on helping to improve Grand Junction's infrastructure and quality of life. They have made strides in increasing public safety and creating economic growth opportunities for the citizens. Locals are encouraged to stay informed about their local government officials by attending city hall meetings or by reading up on current issues affecting Grand Junction. By engaging in local politics and staying informed, citizens can have an impact on their community's future.
The political climate in Grand Junction, TN is somewhat conservative.
Hardeman County, TN is somewhat conservative. In Hardeman County, TN 41.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hardeman county remained very strongly Republican, 57.2% to 41.5%.
Hardeman county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grand Junction, TN is somewhat conservative.
Hardeman County, Tennessee is somewhat conservative.
Memphis Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Grand Junction, Tennessee: D d d d 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 Grand Junction, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $1,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $1,690 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)