The city of Clarksville, TN is located in Montgomery County and has a long history of involvement in local politics. Its current population is around 154,000 people, with many different views on the various local issues that affect residents. Elections for mayor and city council are held every four years, with the current mayor being Joe Pitts. The city council consists of eleven members and their responsibilities include setting policy for the city, approving ordinances, budgets and taxes, overseeing municipal services and facilities, developing economic opportunities for businesses within the city limits, and managing public works projects. During election season there is always a great deal of discussion around the various candidates' platforms on the issues that matter most to local residents. In recent years there have been debates among community members about topics such as infrastructure investment, public safety initiatives, education reform, poverty reduction strategies and environmental protections. No matter who ends up getting elected to office in 37042 Clarksville each term, it is clear that local politics remains an important topic for citizens to stay informed about.
The political climate in Zip 37042 (Clarksville, TN) is leaning conservative.
Montgomery County, TN is somewhat conservative. In Montgomery County, TN 42.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county remained strongly Republican, 55.0% to 42.3%.
Montgomery county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 37042 (Clarksville, TN) is leaning conservative.
Clarksville, Tennessee is leaning conservative.
Montgomery County, Tennessee is somewhat conservative.
Clarksville Metro Area is moderately 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.
Clarksville, 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 37042 (Clarksville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 398 contributions totaling $14,459 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 274 contributions totaling $33,197 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)