Grimsley, TN is a small town located in the heart of Tennessee. It is populated by around 1,500 people and has a rich history dating back to the early 1800s. Although Grimsley is not widely known for its politics, it does have a local government that works hard to ensure the voice of the community is heard and their needs are met. Local elected representatives work together with their constituents to determine what policies should be implemented in order to best serve citizens' needs. Due to its size and rural location, there are often few local political candidates running for office in Grimsley. Nevertheless, those who do choose to run are typically passionate about addressing the issues facing the community and are committed to making sure that everyone has an equal chance at success.
The political climate in Grimsley, TN is strongly conservative.
Fentress County, TN is very conservative. In Fentress County, TN 13.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fentress county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.2% to 13.9%.
Fentress county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grimsley, TN is strongly conservative.
Fentress 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.
Grimsley, 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 Grimsley, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 228 contributions totaling $4,933 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 80 contributions totaling $14,782 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)