Waverly, TN is a small town with a population of around 7,000 people. Although the town is small, politics still play an important role in the community. There are local elections held every few years where Waverly residents vote on who they want to serve as the mayor and other city officials. The current mayor has been in office for over 10 years and has made many changes that have benefited the citizens of Waverly. During election season, politicians from all parties come to town to reach out to potential voters and discuss their platforms. While some candidates focus on local issues like infrastructure and school funding, others talk about broader topics like immigration reform or environmental regulations. Regardless of their political views, all candidates must stay engaged with the people of Waverly and work hard to listen to their needs in order to remain in office.
The political climate in Waverly, TN is strongly conservative.
Humphreys County, TN is very conservative. In Humphreys County, TN 24.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Humphreys county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.3% to 24.5%.
Humphreys county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Waverly, TN is strongly conservative.
Humphreys 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.
Waverly, Tennessee: D D 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 Waverly, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 270 contributions totaling $26,132 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 216 contributions totaling $28,440 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)