Dresden, TN (38225), located in Weakley County, is an interesting and vibrant city with a rich political history. The current mayor of Dresden is Bob Johnson, who has been elected to his position for three consecutive terms. Local government matters are handled by the Weakley County Commission, which consists of five members that serve four-year terms. Within Dresden itself there are various local boards and committees such as the City Council and Planning Commission that handle more localized issues. Elections in Dresden often garner significant attention from both local residents and national media, making it a great place to witness the political process in action.
The political climate in Zip 38225 (Dresden, TN) is very conservative.
Weakley County, TN is very conservative. In Weakley County, TN 22.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Weakley county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.7% to 22.0%.
Weakley county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 38225 (Dresden, TN) is very conservative.
Dresden, Tennessee is very conservative.
Weakley County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Martin 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.
Dresden, 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 38225 (Dresden)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 60 contributions totaling $30,528 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $509 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 44 contributions totaling $10,788 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $245 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)