The small town of Erin, TN is a tight-knit community that takes great pride in it’s local politics. The town has a long history of civic engagement and involvement and the citizens are passionate about issues that have an impact on their lives. The political atmosphere in Erin is quite diverse with candidates from both major parties vying for support from the electorate. In order to get elected, candidates must be willing to listen to the needs of the people and make themselves available to answer questions related to their platforms. There is a strong focus on local businesses, education, and public safety issues that citizens feel will best serve the community. All in all, Erin’s local politics are vibrant and exciting as more residents become increasingly engaged in making their voices heard.
The political climate in Erin, TN is strongly conservative.
Houston County, TN is very conservative. In Houston County, TN 23.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Houston county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.7% to 23.6%.
Houston county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Erin, TN is strongly conservative.
Houston 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.
Erin, Tennessee: D D d 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 Erin, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 228 contributions totaling $6,868 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 196 contributions totaling $27,392 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)