South Cleveland, TN is a small city located in the southeast of Tennessee. It is a vibrant and diverse community that is home to many wonderful people. Although South Cleveland is relatively small, it has a rich political history with many passionate local candidates vying for office. The politics in South Cleveland involve a wide variety of issues that affect both citizens and business owners alike. Residents of South Cleveland are deeply engaged and take an active role in local elections, ensuring their voices are heard on all matters concerning the city. Local politicians must consider all perspectives when making decisions that will impact the future of South Cleveland, and they strive to deliver positive results for their constituents. Candidates running for election are held to high standards by their fellow residents who expect them to have a firm understanding of the issues facing the city and be able to articulate solutions that will benefit everyone involved. Ultimately, South Cleveland's political landscape is made up of dedicated individuals committed to making their hometown an even better place to live and work.
The political climate in South Cleveland, TN is strongly conservative.
Bradley County, TN is very conservative. In Bradley County, TN 21.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bradley county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.8% to 21.5%.
Bradley county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
South Cleveland, TN is strongly conservative.
Bradley County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Cleveland 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.
South Cleveland, 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 South Cleveland, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 549 contributions totaling $84,573 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 697 contributions totaling $328,630 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $471 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)