Politics in Dowelltown, TN is a vibrant and fast-moving sphere. The town is part of the DeKalb County, TN political district and many local representatives are actively engaged in representing the people's interests. There are several organizations that hold community events catering to both younger and older generations in order to engage the public on current issues. The local government works tirelessly to ensure that the community functions optimally and evolves with the changing times. This includes providing infrastructure development, public safety initiatives, quality public education, and supporting small business. Local elections take place every two years where citizens can cast their votes for candidates who best represent their values. Dowelltown residents strive to elect qualified leaders who can make a positive difference in their lives while adhering to democratic principles.
The political climate in Zip 37059 (Dowelltown, TN) is very conservative.
DeKalb County, TN is very conservative. In DeKalb County, TN 20.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, DeKalb county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.4% to 20.6%.
DeKalb county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 37059 (Dowelltown, TN) is very conservative.
Dowelltown, Tennessee is very conservative.
DeKalb 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.
Dowelltown, 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 37059 (Dowelltown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 151 contributions totaling $3,668 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $850 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)