Hickman County, located in Tennessee, is a small rural community with a population of just over 23,000 people. While the county is small in size and population, its politics are large and passionate. Issues such as health care, taxes, education and crime are major concerns among local residents. The politics in Hickman County are usually conservative but can shift depending on the current issues that need to be addressed. Every two years, local citizens vote for officials who represent them in state and federal government. Candidates from both parties campaign hard throughout the county to gain support from voters eager to make their voices heard. In addition to the democratic process of voting for candidates every two years, there are also plenty of opportunities for citizens to get involved with their local government through attending town hall meetings or joining civic groups such as the Rotary Club or Chamber of Commerce. Regardless of political affiliation or views, everyone in Hickman County has an opportunity to make a difference in their government and be part of the political process.
The political climate in Hickman County, TN is very conservative.
In Hickman County, TN 21.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hickman county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.1% to 21.7%.
Hickman county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hickman 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.
Hickman, Tennessee: D 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 Hickman County, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 95 contributions totaling $12,213 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 157 contributions totaling $40,190 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $256 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)