Union City, TN is an important small town in the state of Tennessee. Politically, Union City is represented by a number of officials at the local, state and federal level. At the local level, two representatives from Union City serve on the Obion County Commission. The commission meets regularly to discuss matters affecting the citizens of Union City and make decisions that impact their daily lives. At the state level, Union City is represented by one senator and two representatives who are elected to serve in the Tennessee State House of Representatives. In addition, Union City is part of a larger congressional district served by two senators and seven representatives in Washington D.C. These leaders work together to advocate for Union City's interests on a larger scale and ensure that their voices are heard in our nation's capital.
The political climate in Union City, TN is moderately conservative.
Obion County, TN is very conservative. In Obion County, TN 19.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Obion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.8% to 19.1%.
Obion county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Union City, TN is moderately conservative.
Obion County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Union City Metro Area 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.
Union City, 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 Union City, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 156 contributions totaling $20,220 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 692 contributions totaling $530,084 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $766 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)