37051 Cumberland Furnace, TN is a small rural community nestled in the middle of Dickson County. Its political landscape is shaped by its local government officials and the state of Tennessee. The town has a mayor who serves as head of the governing board. The board meets regularly to discuss issues facing the community, such as planning and zoning, economic development, and public health initiatives. Additionally, 37051’s citizens can elect their representatives to serve on the county commission and state legislature. State-level positions include governor, lieutenant governor, US senator, US representative, treasurer, comptroller of the treasury and attorney general. Residents can participate in local politics by voting in elections or attending town meetings to voice their opinion about important topics or decisions that impact their lives. With an active local government and dedicated residents, 37051 Cumberland Furnace ensures it maintains a thriving community with strong organizations and services that benefit all its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 37051 (Cumberland Furnace, TN) is very conservative.
Dickson County, TN is very conservative. In Dickson County, TN 25.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dickson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.5% to 25.1%.
Dickson county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 37051 (Cumberland Furnace, TN) is very conservative.
Cumberland Furnace, Tennessee is very conservative.
Dickson 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.
Cumberland Furnace, Tennessee: d 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 37051 (Cumberland Furnace)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $1,225 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $8,790 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $628 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)