The politics of 38127 Memphis, TN are shaped by the city’s diverse population and vibrant culture. The area is home to people from many different backgrounds and beliefs, which influences the political atmosphere. Decisions made in the city center around a variety of issues such as education, employment, crime reduction, and development. Local politicians strive to represent the interests of all their constituents by considering the complexities of each issue and implementing solutions for positive change in the community. Community outreach programs are often organized to engage citizens from all ages and backgrounds on topics that affect them directly. With many local initiatives that seek to improve quality of life for citizens in the 38127 Memphis area, residents have an opportunity to be heard and make their voices count during important decisions.
The political climate in Zip 38127 (Memphis, TN) is strongly liberal.
Shelby County, TN is strongly liberal. In Shelby County, TN 64.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 34.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shelby county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.4% to 34.0%.
Shelby county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 38127 (Memphis, TN) is strongly liberal.
Memphis, Tennessee is strongly liberal.
Shelby County, Tennessee is strongly liberal.
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.
Memphis, Tennessee: D D D D D D
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 38127 (Memphis)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 91 contributions totaling $14,415 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 33 contributions totaling $10,492 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $318 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)