Politics in Silerton, TN are a source of pride and excitement for many locals. The city is represented in the state legislature by Senator Bill Jones and Representative Mark Smith. Both have held their positions for several years and strive to ensure that the city's interests are represented fairly at the state level. Citizens of Silerton can be assured that their voices will be heard if they reach out to one of these representatives. Additionally, the mayor of Silerton is Karen White, who has held office since 2019 and is passionate about improving public services in the city. The local citizenry has worked diligently with Mayor White to provide input on various issues that affect the day-to-day lives of people living in Silerton. With such an active and involved community, it’s no wonder why politics continue to excite so many residents.
The political climate in Silerton, TN is moderately conservative.
Hardeman County, TN is somewhat conservative. In Hardeman County, TN 41.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hardeman county remained very strongly Republican, 57.2% to 41.5%.
Hardeman county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Silerton, TN is moderately conservative.
Hardeman County, Tennessee 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.
Silerton, Tennessee: D d d d 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 Silerton, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $1,640 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 148 contributions totaling $20,548 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)