The small town of 37048 Cottontown, TN is a tight knit community in the middle of rural Tennessee. It is home to a population of just over 1,000 people who are proud of its unique culture and heritage. The local politics in 37048 Cottontown revolve around small town values like neighborly relationships and the preservation of their quaint atmosphere. Every four years the citizens come together to elect a mayor and other local officials who they believe will best represent their needs and wants. Although these elected officials do not directly impact national or state politics, they are critical for the everyday well-being and operations of the town. From changing bylaws to deciding on budget allocations, the people rely on their representatives to make decisions that will benefit them as a collective community.
The political climate in Zip 37048 (Cottontown, TN) is very conservative.
Sumner County, TN is very conservative. In Sumner County, TN 29.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sumner county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.5% to 29.9%.
Sumner county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 37048 (Cottontown, TN) is very conservative.
Cottontown, Tennessee is very conservative.
Sumner County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Cottontown, 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 37048 (Cottontown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 94 contributions totaling $3,170 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 71 contributions totaling $12,138 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $171 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)