Decherd, TN is a small town located in Franklin County, Tennessee. It is known for its strong sense of community and the friendly atmosphere that can be found in the town. Politically, Decherd leans towards conservative values with many residents voting for Republican candidates in local and national elections. The city’s mayor is currently a Republican and the City Council consists of five members who were elected from both major parties. In addition to supporting their local candidates, the people of Decherd have been vocal about their opinions on state-level issues such as education funding and taxes. As an important part of the community, Decherd residents are actively involved in discussing and debating current political topics in order to make sure that their voices are heard and their beliefs are represented at all levels of government.
The political climate in Decherd, TN is moderately conservative.
Franklin County, TN is very conservative. In Franklin County, TN 25.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.1% to 25.4%.
Franklin county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Decherd, TN is moderately conservative.
Franklin County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Tullahoma-Manchester 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.
Decherd, Tennessee: d 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 Decherd, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,124 contributions totaling $88,664 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 989 contributions totaling $294,921 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $298 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)