Fayette County, Tennessee is a vibrant, thriving community that is actively engaged in the political process. The county government consists of a five-member County Commission which is responsible for making decisions about the county's financial budget, taxation rates, and the development of various projects. There are also numerous local elected officials including County Mayor, District Attorney General, Sheriff and many more. Every two years, county residents have an opportunity to vote for their local representatives in the Fayette County Elections. Residents can also participate in public forums and civic events to stay informed about local politics and provide input on policy initiatives. People who live in this area care deeply about what happens at both the national and local levels of government and are eager to make sure their voices are heard when it comes to political decisions that will shape their lives.
The political climate in Fayette County, TN is very conservative.
In Fayette County, TN 30.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fayette county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.3% to 30.6%.
Fayette county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fayette County, TN is very conservative.
Memphis Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Fayette, 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 Fayette County, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 158 contributions totaling $17,882 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 366 contributions totaling $167,933 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $459 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)