Decatur County, Tennessee is a rural county located in the northwestern corner of the state. It is comprised of fifteen towns and two cities, all of which are governed by their respective local governments. These local governments are responsible for making decisions on matters such as taxes, public services, and infrastructure improvements. The county also has a Commission form of government where five elected officials oversee day-to-day operations and legislative changes. Decatur County is represented in the state legislature by House Representatives and Senators who work to ensure that laws are made that benefit both the citizens of Decatur County and the entire state. Additionally, Decatur County has several national representatives from both major political parties that advocate for issues important to the community on the federal level.
The political climate in Decatur County, TN is very conservative.
In Decatur County, TN 17.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Decatur county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.7% to 17.2%.
Decatur county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Decatur 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.
Decatur, 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 Decatur County, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 151 contributions totaling $12,185 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 96 contributions totaling $81,639 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $850 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)