The Union City Metro Area is a vibrant place where politics are discussed and debated by the local population. Though there are no current political candidates for the area, locals still have an active interest in political issues and often engage in conversations about civic life and local government. The city is home to many organizations that support various causes, from education to health care, that can help raise awareness of important topics. Community involvement is strong in Union City, as people come together to make their voices heard on key issues. Citizens are encouraged to take part in local government meetings and events to ensure they understand how their representatives are making decisions that will affect them. Overall, it’s clear that Union City values an open dialogue about the important issues facing the community today.
The political climate in Union City Metro Area is very conservative.
In Union City Metro Area 21.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Union City metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.6% to 21.4%.
The Union City metro area voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Union City 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.
Union City, 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 Union City Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 125 contributions totaling $14,932 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 290 contributions totaling $187,587 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $647 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)