The politics in the Shelbyville, TN Metro Area is an ever-evolving landscape. With a diverse population of over 300,000 people, there are a variety of perspectives represented within the region. Each year, local political candidates run for office on both sides of the aisle, providing constituents with options that best suit their beliefs and ideals. While it may be challenging to keep track of each candidate's stance on local issues and initiatives, it is important to remain informed so that residents can make well-informed decisions when voting. Through education, engagement and discourse we can ensure that our community remains focused on creating equitable solutions for all its citizens.
The political climate in Shelbyville Metro Area is very conservative.
In Shelbyville Metro Area 23.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Shelbyville metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.2% to 23.3%.
The Shelbyville metro area voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shelbyville Metro Area is very 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.
Shelbyville, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Shelbyville Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 433 contributions totaling $168,025 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $388 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 343 contributions totaling $163,759 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $477 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)