South Carthage, TN is a small town in the south of Tennessee known for its community-oriented atmosphere. Politics in South Carthage are reflective of this tight-knit atmosphere. While politics can be divisive elsewhere, South Carthage’s politicians work hard to ensure that everyone in the community is heard and represented. Local candidates often come straight from the local community and prioritize issues that affect the people of South Carthage directly such as education, healthcare, and public safety. These candidates are typically focused on finding common ground between parties and working together with their constituents to make sure everyone’s needs are met. With recent changes in national politics, local politicians have stepped up to ensure that South Carthage remains a safe and inclusive place for all people regardless of political affiliation.
The political climate in South Carthage, TN is strongly conservative.
Smith County, TN is very conservative. In Smith County, TN 19.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Smith county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.8% to 19.9%.
Smith county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
South Carthage, TN is strongly conservative.
Smith 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.
South Carthage, Tennessee: D d 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 South Carthage, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 59 contributions totaling $16,157 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $274 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 106 contributions totaling $98,336 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $928 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)