Bartlett, TN is a suburb of Memphis that has a population of just over 66,000 people. It is an active and vibrant city that is home to many small businesses, employment opportunities, and growing communities. The political environment in Bartlett is centered around the mayor-council form of government which consists of five elected members and the mayor who are responsible for governing the city. These leaders are dedicated to improving the quality of life in Bartlett by addressing issues such as public safety, economic development, parks and recreation, public works, and other important topics related to citizen wellbeing. The local political scene focuses on candidates who have a good understanding of both local and national matters while being able to make sound decisions that will benefit the community as a whole—not just individuals or certain interest groups. As citizens continue to become more informed about their civic involvement through local campaigns and initiatives they can ensure that their voices will be heard and their votes will count during elections.
The political climate in Bartlett, TN is somewhat liberal.
Shelby County, TN is strongly liberal. In Shelby County, TN 64.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 34.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shelby county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.4% to 34.0%.
Shelby county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bartlett, TN is somewhat liberal.
Shelby County, Tennessee is strongly liberal.
Memphis Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Bartlett, Tennessee: D D D D D D
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 Bartlett, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,806 contributions totaling $245,481 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,700 contributions totaling $388,325 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $228 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)