The politics in Troy, TN are focused around issues that affect the small community. Residents of Troy value hard work, and their political leaders strive to create policies that will help further develop the area and bring more economic opportunities for local businesses. Politicians have worked to ensure that infrastructure is improved, taxes remain low, and services such as education and healthcare are accessible for all citizens. The town strives to maintain a safe environment for its residents by working with local law enforcement to enforce laws and regulations while respecting individual rights. Through collaboration between local government and its citizens, Troy continues to remain a vibrant and thriving community.
The political climate in Troy, TN is strongly conservative.
Obion County, TN is very conservative. In Obion County, TN 19.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Obion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.8% to 19.1%.
Obion county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Troy, TN is strongly conservative.
Obion County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Union City 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.
Troy, 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 Troy, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 79 contributions totaling $10,130 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 346 contributions totaling $265,042 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $766 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)