The politics of Medina, TN are based on the principles of fairness, respect, and transparency. Local political candidates advocate for policies that promote economic opportunity, environmental sustainability, and quality education initiatives. The town has a mayor-council system of government that allows for citizens to have direct input into the decision-making process. The Town Council is responsible for making laws and regulations concerning public safety, public health, land use regulations, etc. There is also an elected school board that works to ensure educational excellence in the local community. Additionally, citizens are encouraged to participate in local elections by casting their votes through ballot initiatives or by running for office themselves. In order to continue building a strong foundation of civic engagement and responsible leadership in Medina, it is essential that all citizens exercise their right to vote and have a say in how their community is run.
The political climate in Medina, TN is strongly conservative.
Gibson County, TN is very conservative. In Gibson County, TN 25.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gibson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.8% to 25.8%.
Gibson county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Medina, TN is strongly conservative.
Gibson 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.
Medina, Tennessee: d 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 Medina, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 66 contributions totaling $22,289 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $338 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 122 contributions totaling $72,198 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $592 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)