The politics in 38019 Covington, TN are shaped by the local government and the various laws and regulations that govern the community. Covington is part of Tipton County and follows all of the legislation made by the county’s governing body as well as any state or federal laws. The city council is responsible for passing local ordinances and setting policy that reflects the wishes of local residents and businesses. Additionally, representatives from each ward in Covington are elected to make sure that duties are fulfilled at a local level. These elected officials work hard to ensure that citizens needs are met and their voices are heard on issues important to them.
The political climate in Zip 38019 (Covington, TN) is strongly conservative.
Tipton County, TN is very conservative. In Tipton County, TN 25.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tipton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.5% to 25.0%.
Tipton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 38019 (Covington, TN) is strongly conservative.
Covington, Tennessee is strongly conservative.
Tipton County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Memphis Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Covington, 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 zip 38019 (Covington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 61 contributions totaling $22,300 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $366 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 207 contributions totaling $137,500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $664 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)