Camden, Tennessee is a small city located in Benton County. It has a long history of local politics, with the City Council acting as the governing body over the town's affairs. The City Council consists of five members who are elected by the citizens of Camden for four-year terms. Elections are held annually in May and the mayor is also elected directly by the citizens. The Mayor is responsible for setting policy, appointing committees to oversee certain aspects of government, and presides over all City Council meetings. The Mayor is also responsible for representing Camden in state and national affairs as well as acting as an ambassador between Camden and its surrounding communities. Through its political leaders, Camden strives to make positive changes that benefit all residents and businesses in the city.
The political climate in Camden, TN is moderately conservative.
Benton County, TN is very conservative. In Benton County, TN 21.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.1% to 21.1%.
Benton county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Camden, TN is moderately conservative.
Benton 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.
Camden, 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 Camden, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 176 contributions totaling $27,136 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 344 contributions totaling $53,796 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)