The city of Camden, TN is a small town located in Benton County. It has a population of approximately 5,000 people and is mostly rural. Politically, the city's residents tend to be conservative and many of them have supported Republican candidates in local and national elections over the years. Although there have been some Democratic representatives in the past, the majority of elected officials are usually from the Republican party. In addition to county-level offices such as sheriff and judges, Camden also has representatives that serve on the state level in both Houses of the Tennessee State Legislature. The city is home to several different organizations that advocate for social causes such as education, environmental protection, and civil rights. The citizens of 38320 Camden, TN take an active role in their community and participate in local politics to ensure that they can make their voices heard on important issues facing their town.
The political climate in Zip 38320 (Camden, TN) is very conservative.
Benton County, TN is very conservative. In Benton County, TN 21.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.1% to 21.1%.
Benton county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 38320 (Camden, TN) is very conservative.
Camden, Tennessee is very conservative.
Benton 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.
Camden, 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 38320 (Camden)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 44 contributions totaling $6,784 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 86 contributions totaling $13,449 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)