Carroll County, Tennessee is a small rural county located in the North West corner of the state. With a population of just over 29,000 people it has long been considered a predominately conservative region. In recent years however, there has been an increase in political activism among residents of Carroll County and the surrounding area. From local grassroots campaigns to state-wide initiatives, Carroll County residents have shown an increased participation in politics and are increasingly vocal about their opinions on important issues facing their community. With initiatives like early voting opportunities and increased voter registration drives, Carroll County is at the forefront of engaging citizens in the political process. As more people become active in politics, Carroll County is poised to become an even more influential part of the state’s political landscape.
The political climate in Carroll County, TN is very conservative.
In Carroll County, TN 21.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carroll county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.3% to 21.5%.
Carroll county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Carroll County, TN is very conservative.
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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.
Carroll, 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 Carroll County, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 181 contributions totaling $16,425 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 206 contributions totaling $64,767 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $314 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)