Oak Grove, located in Sumner County, TN is a small community with a population of just over 6,000 people. The town is represented by local political candidates who are dedicated to serving the residents of Oak Grove. These candidates share the same values and goals for the town, which includes providing access to quality education and public services, economic prosperity, and maintaining a safe environment for all residents. The candidates also focus on creating opportunities for businesses in the area to grow and thrive. All of this is done by working together with local government entities to ensure that the needs of citizens are being met and that progress is being made. In addition to ongoing improvements, many local events are organized throughout the year to bring people together and help strengthen community spirit.
The political climate in Oak Grove (Sumner County), TN is very conservative.
Sumner County, TN is very conservative. In Sumner County, TN 29.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sumner county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.5% to 29.9%.
Sumner county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oak Grove (Sumner County), TN is very conservative.
Sumner County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Oak Grove (Sumner County), 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 Oak Grove (Sumner County), TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 100 contributions totaling $31,788 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $318 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 173 contributions totaling $53,715 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $310 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)