Mason, TN is a small rural town located in southern Tennessee. While the town itself does not have many political candidates of its own, it is still a part of the larger politics of the state. The state legislature and government are responsible for decisions that will affect the people of Mason directly. Many important topics such as education, healthcare, taxes, and economic development are discussed at the state level and can have a major impact on Mason's future. Local politicians from other nearby towns often come to Mason to discuss these topics with residents and work together to find solutions that benefit everyone in the area. Although there may not be any local political candidates in Mason, the town is still an important part of the larger political landscape of Tennessee.
The political climate in Mason, TN is strongly conservative.
Tipton County, TN is very conservative. In Tipton County, TN 25.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tipton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.5% to 25.0%.
Tipton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mason, TN is strongly conservative.
Tipton County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Memphis Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Mason, 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 Mason, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 69 contributions totaling $5,189 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $3,910 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)