Coffee County, Tennessee is home to a large and diverse population that is represented by a range of political views. The county is governed by a Board of Commissioners, who are in charge of the county's fiscal and governmental operations. The Board is responsible for setting the budget, deciding on zoning and land use policies, approving public works projects, and other duties such as managing the election process. Each Commissioner represents one of the nine districts of Coffee County. \nIn addition to local government representation, there are many political candidates from both major parties running for office in the county every year. These candidates come from all parts of the county and are focused on representing their constituents’ interests at all levels of government. From Congressmen to Tennessee State Legislators to Mayors, these candidates bring different perspectives and values that contribute to a vibrant democracy in Coffee County.
The political climate in Coffee County, TN is very conservative.
In Coffee County, TN 23.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Coffee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.6% to 23.5%.
Coffee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Coffee County, TN is very conservative.
Tullahoma-Manchester 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.
Coffee, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Coffee County, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 798 contributions totaling $64,606 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 723 contributions totaling $181,699 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $251 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)