Lincoln County, Tennessee is located in the heart of Middle Tennessee. It is home to a diverse population with a rich history. Politically, Lincoln County has been represented on the state and federal level by both Republicans and Democrats. On the county level, there are several local political organizations which encourage community involvement in government affairs. The county is also served by four county commissioners who are elected every four years and act as executive representatives for the citizens. Additionally, there are several local committees that regularly meet to discuss issues such as education, public safety, economic development, and environmental stewardship. Through these committees and other forums, citizens of Lincoln County have many opportunities to get involved in local politics and voice their opinions about important issues facing their communities.
The political climate in Lincoln County, TN is very conservative.
In Lincoln County, TN 18.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.7% to 18.7%.
Lincoln county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lincoln 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.
Lincoln, 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 Lincoln County, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 257 contributions totaling $17,551 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 416 contributions totaling $132,495 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $319 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)