Portland, TN is a small city located in Middle Tennessee near the Kentucky border. It has a population of around 8,000 people and is known for its beautiful landscapes and rural character. Politically, the city follows many of the same issues as other cities in the region. Issues such as education, healthcare, economic development and infrastructure are all important topics debated by local politicians. Political candidates often focus on providing practical solutions to these challenges while also highlighting their personal values and visions for the future of Portland. With an election year coming up, local residents should be sure to do their research on candidates and make an informed decision about who they will vote for.
The political climate in Portland, TN is strongly 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
Portland, TN is strongly 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.
Portland, 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 Portland, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 248 contributions totaling $114,012 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $460 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 648 contributions totaling $208,760 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $322 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)