The politics in 37301 Altamont, TN are shaped by the local government and its representatives. Elected officials include the Mayor and a five-member Board of Aldermen. These city leaders are responsible for making decisions that protect the citizens and ensure their quality of life. The Board of Aldermen is made up of five members who serve two year terms; elections are held every two years to determine who will be serving on the board. Additionally, 37301 Altamont, TN also has a state senator, representative, and delegates to Congress. It is important for citizens to stay informed about local political issues as these individuals make decisions that affect our community. As such, it is always a good idea to stay up-to-date on local politics so that we can be prepared to cast our vote when the time comes.
The political climate in Zip 37301 (Altamont, TN) is very conservative.
Grundy County, TN is very conservative. In Grundy County, TN 16.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grundy county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.0% to 16.9%.
Grundy county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 37301 (Altamont, TN) is very conservative.
Altamont, Tennessee is very conservative.
Grundy County, Tennessee is very 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.
Altamont, 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 37301 (Altamont)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $172 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $11 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $801 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)