Jamestown, TN has a long history of political engagement and activism. From its beginnings as a small farming community in the early 19th century, Jamestown has grown into a bustling city with an active political presence. The city is served by both state and local elected officials who are dedicated to improving the quality of life for all citizens of Jamestown. Residents have the opportunity to vote in various important elections, such as for mayor, court judge, county commissioners and more. Political organizations and groups are also active in the community, advocating on behalf of issues they care about or promoting specific candidates. Participation in politics is highly encouraged here, and residents can take part in protests or rallies to help promote their cause or support their candidate of choice.
The political climate in Jamestown, TN is moderately conservative.
Fentress County, TN is very conservative. In Fentress County, TN 13.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fentress county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.2% to 13.9%.
Fentress county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jamestown, TN is moderately conservative.
Fentress 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.
Jamestown, 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 Jamestown, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 228 contributions totaling $4,933 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 64 contributions totaling $14,132 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $221 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)