Montgomery County, TN is a county located in the state of Tennessee. It is home to a diverse population of over 164,000 people. Politically, it is a solidly Republican county with Republicans holding most local offices and providing the bulk of law enforcement and judicial services. While Montgomery County does not have any major figures or names in national politics or government positions, there are many local political candidates who strive to serve their community and make positive changes in the region. These candidates work hard to ensure that Montgomery County remains a safe place to live and that its residents are provided with the best possible quality of life.
The political climate in Montgomery County, TN is somewhat conservative.
In Montgomery County, TN 42.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county remained strongly Republican, 55.0% to 42.3%.
Montgomery county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Montgomery County, TN is somewhat conservative.
Clarksville Metro Area is moderately 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.
Montgomery, 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 Montgomery County, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,240 contributions totaling $155,963 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,668 contributions totaling $417,157 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)