Jackson, TN is the county seat of Madison County and is home to a vibrant political landscape. It is home to many political clubs and organizations that serve as resources for residents interested in learning about local government and politics. The city's mayor, Scott Conger, presides over the government of Jackson, which includes seven elected members who make up the Jackson City Council. These elected officials work together to ensure that the people of Jackson have a voice in local government decisions. Additionally, each year voters elect representatives to both houses of the Tennessee General Assembly who represent their district and take their constituents concerns to state level decision making. With so many avenues for citizens to get involved in politics at all levels, it is no wonder why Jackson has become one of the most politically engaged cities in the state.
The political climate in Jackson, TN is leaning conservative.
Madison County, TN is somewhat conservative. In Madison County, TN 42.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Madison county remained strongly Republican, 55.7% to 42.8%.
Madison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jackson, TN is leaning conservative.
Madison County, Tennessee is somewhat conservative.
Jackson Metro Area is moderately 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.
Jackson, 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 Jackson, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12,352 contributions totaling $1,487,315 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9,872 contributions totaling $5,356,415 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $543 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)