Dover, Tennessee is a small rural town located in Stewart County. It has a population of 1,566 people according to the 2019 US Census estimates. The town is served by the Stewart County Commission which consists of five elected county commissioners with the chairperson serving as mayor. There are also several appointed boards and committees such as the Board of Zoning Appeals, Planning Commission and Environmental Services Board that oversee local laws and regulations for government operations. Dover also has its own police department and fire department staffed by trained professionals who serve the community. The local political scene in Dover consists mainly of members from both main parties that are vying for a chance to represent their constituents in county or state government offices. The community's votes will determine which candidates will be elected into office so it's important for residents to stay informed about the issues impacting them and turn out to vote on election day.
The political climate in Dover, TN is strongly conservative.
Stewart County, TN is very conservative. In Stewart County, TN 19.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stewart county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.6% to 19.6%.
Stewart county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dover, TN is strongly conservative.
Stewart County, Tennessee 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.
Dover, 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 Dover, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 39 contributions totaling $1,893 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 309 contributions totaling $39,447 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)