Lauderdale County in TN is an area with a rich history. The county has always been a proud and politically active part of the state, with strong participation in civic engagement across all levels of government. As such, residents of Lauderdale County are deeply invested in their local representatives and issues that affect them directly. Local elections often spark passionate discussion, as citizens strive to find the best candidate who can represent them and their interests. Political candidates in Lauderdale County come from both the Democratic and Republican party, representing a wide range of opinions and perspectives on what is best for their constituents. In recent years, initiatives have been taken to increase voter turnout among young people in particular, as they become more involved in the political process and make informed decisions that will shape the future of their local community.
The political climate in Lauderdale County, TN is strongly conservative.
In Lauderdale County, TN 35.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lauderdale county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.3% to 35.6%.
Lauderdale county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lauderdale County, TN is strongly 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.
Lauderdale, Tennessee: D d 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 Lauderdale County, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 244 contributions totaling $34,146 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 202 contributions totaling $239,682 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,187 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)