The small town of Lancaster, TN has a population of approximately 1,000 people and plays an important role in the local politics of Williamson County. The town is represented locally by an elected mayor and city council members who work to ensure that the community remains safe and prosperous. There have been several mayoral elections in Lancaster over the years, with the most recent election taking place in 2017. The current mayor is Thomas W. Dugger, Jr., who ran unopposed and has been re-elected with overwhelming public support. In addition to Mayor Dugger, there are five district council members representing Lancaster on the county commission. These individuals work to ensure that the citizens of Lancaster have representation on issues ranging from taxes to zoning regulations. They are also responsible for advocating for special projects and programs that benefit their constituents. Through their efforts, they help make sure that Lancaster remains vibrant and continues to be an important part of the local political landscape.
The political climate in Zip 38569 (Lancaster, TN) is very conservative.
Smith County, TN is very conservative. In Smith County, TN 19.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Smith county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.8% to 19.9%.
Smith county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 38569 (Lancaster, TN) is very conservative.
Lancaster, Tennessee is very conservative.
Smith County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Lancaster, 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 38569 (Lancaster)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $200 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $2,725 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $341 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)