Gates, TN is a small town in 38037 which has a population of about 4,000 people. It is governed by an elected mayor and council members who serve as the local government. The current mayor is John Smith and the council members are Joyce Miller, Jill Brown, Paul Miller, and Tom Jones. Elections are held every two years with all residents eligible to vote for their desired candidates. Issues important to Gates include public safety, education, economic development and environmental sustainability. Local politicians work together to ensure that these issues are addressed and that Gates remains a vibrant community. They also strive to attract businesses and tourists to the area in order to bring more money into the local economy. Residents are encouraged to get involved in their local political scene by attending meetings, participating in debates, and voting on important matters.
The political climate in Zip 38037 (Gates, TN) is moderately conservative.
Lauderdale County, TN is strongly conservative. In Lauderdale County, TN 35.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lauderdale county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.3% to 35.6%.
Lauderdale county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 38037 (Gates, TN) is moderately conservative.
Gates, Tennessee is moderately conservative.
Lauderdale County, Tennessee is strongly conservative.
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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.
Gates, Tennessee: D d 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 38037 (Gates)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)