The politics of Castalian Springs, Tennessee are reflective of the state it is part of. With a strong Republican lean in the state, the small town of Castalian Springs follows suit. Local and state elections often feature candidates from both major political parties, but due to the predominance of Republicans in the area, most local politicians are from this party. In recent years, the town has seen a greater focus on issues such as environmental protection and economic development. On the local level, politicians have worked to find solutions that will benefit the town and its citizens while also keeping their conservative values at heart. The town's local government structure is one that works hard to make sure all citizens have access to their rights and needs under the law.
The political climate in Castalian Springs, TN is very conservative.
Sumner County, TN is very conservative. In Sumner County, TN 29.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sumner county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.5% to 29.9%.
Sumner county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Castalian Springs, TN is very conservative.
Sumner County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Castalian Springs, 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 Castalian Springs, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 43 contributions totaling $1,340 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $3,695 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)