Humboldt, TN is a small city located in the heart of West Tennessee. Politics in Humboldt are very important to the local community and its citizens. The city has two representatives in the state legislature: one from District 78 (representing Madison, Crockett, and Gibson counties) and one from District 79 (representing Fayette, Lauderdale, and Tipton counties). Both representatives focus on issues concerning education, economic development, environmental protection, and public safety. Additionally, there are several local candidates running for various positions such as mayor or city council members. These candidates have the opportunity to serve Humboldt in a variety of ways by advocating for projects that will improve quality of life for its citizens. Residents of Humboldt take their civic responsibilities seriously and often participate in political events like candidate forums or debates to learn more about who they should vote for.
The political climate in Humboldt, TN is moderately conservative.
Gibson County, TN is very conservative. In Gibson County, TN 25.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gibson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.8% to 25.8%.
Gibson county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Humboldt, TN is moderately conservative.
Gibson 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.
Humboldt, 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 Humboldt, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 371 contributions totaling $50,925 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 966 contributions totaling $553,007 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $572 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)