Sumner County, TN is an area rich in history and culture. The county was formed in 1786 and has since seen many changes in politics. The citizens of Sumner County are represented by a number of local and state representatives. At the local level, there is a mayor, a police chief, and city council members who are all elected to office. At the state level, Sumner residents are served by three Senators and nine Representatives in the Tennessee House of Representatives. Elections for these offices take place every two years on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November. Through voting, Sumner County residents have a say in how their community is shaped and governed. Furthermore, all government processes adhere to national laws as they pertain to elections and voting procedures. It is important that citizens stay informed about current events and issues so they can make informed decisions when casting their vote for their preferred candidate or ballot measure.
The political climate in Sumner County, TN is very conservative.
In Sumner County, TN 29.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sumner county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.5% to 29.9%.
Sumner county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sumner County, TN is very conservative.
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Sumner, 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 Sumner County, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,159 contributions totaling $298,418 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,010 contributions totaling $995,779 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $495 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)