Wilson, TN County is governed by a local government that works hard to serve the needs of its citizens. The local government consists of a Board of Mayor and Commissioners elected from each district in the county. The board meets regularly to discuss issues affecting the county, such as economic development, infrastructure repair, and public safety initiatives. There are also many local political candidates running for office in Wilson, TN County this year. From local mayors to state representatives, these candidates are working to represent the needs and interests of their constituents. Each candidate is committed to creating a better future for Wilson County residents and making sure that their voices are heard in state and national politics.
The political climate in Wilson County, TN is very conservative.
In Wilson County, TN 29.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wilson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.7% to 29.9%.
Wilson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wilson 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.
Wilson, 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 Wilson County, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,588 contributions totaling $207,736 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,178 contributions totaling $360,186 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $306 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)