Loretto, TN is a small town located in Lawrence County. The town has a rich history dating back to 1818 when it was founded by Benjamin Litton and his brothers, Elijah and Thomas. It is currently home to around 1,400 residents. Local politics in Loretto revolve around the Town of Loretto Board of Mayor and Aldermen which governs the day-to-day operations of the town. The board consists of five members that are elected by the town's citizens every four years. These five members are responsible for setting policies that will benefit the town and its citizens such as zoning regulations, enforcement of codes, and authorizing expenditures from the budget. Furthermore, Loretto has two state representatives who work on behalf of their constituents in Nashville at the Tennessee State House of Representatives. To ensure that their voices are heard, local residents can contact their representatives to voice their opinion on legislation or other important matters affecting the community.
The political climate in Loretto, TN is strongly conservative.
Lawrence County, TN is very conservative. In Lawrence County, TN 17.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lawrence county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.9% to 17.1%.
Lawrence county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Loretto, TN is strongly conservative.
Lawrence County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Lawrenceburg Metro Area 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.
Loretto, 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 Loretto, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 42 contributions totaling $2,500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 48 contributions totaling $6,440 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)