Butler, TN 37640 is a small rural town in Johnson County with an approximate population of 1,255. Despite its small size, Butler has a thriving politics scene. The town is represented by four local government officials; the Mayor and three Aldermen. Mayor Tim Smith, along with Aldermen Janice Jennings, Mike Wilson and Jimmy Kelley serve the citizens of Butler and are committed to making it a great place to live. They take their roles seriously and make decisions on behalf of the community that ensure the safety and prosperity of all its residents. Additionally, the Johnson County Commission elects members to represent Butler’s interests at the county level. Through their combined efforts, these elected officials strive to create an environment where citizens can thrive and have access to resources they need to succeed in life.
The political climate in Zip 37640 (Butler, TN) is very conservative.
Johnson County, TN is very conservative. In Johnson County, TN 16.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Johnson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.9% to 16.0%.
Johnson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 37640 (Butler, TN) is very conservative.
Butler, Tennessee is very conservative.
Johnson 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.
Butler, 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 37640 (Butler)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 39 contributions totaling $2,583 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $465 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)