The Paris, TN Metro Area is a vibrant and diverse region with a strong sense of community. Politically, the area has a long history of being socially and fiscally conservative. A number of prominent local politicians have been elected to serve in both state and local government roles over the years, representing their constituents and advocating for their interests. With an emphasis on fiscal responsibility and personal responsibility, these politicians have successfully addressed many of the concerns facing their communities such as education reform, public safety initiatives, and economic growth. As the area continues to develop, it is certain that more of these leaders will emerge from the Paris Metropolitan area to continue making positive change for all who live here.
The political climate in Paris Metro Area is very conservative.
In Paris Metro Area 23.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Paris metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.7% to 23.6%.
The Paris metro area voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Paris 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.
Paris, 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 Paris Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 950 contributions totaling $38,055 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 362 contributions totaling $132,791 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $367 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)