Elgin, TN (37732) is a small town located in the eastern part of the state. Its local politics are largely centered around issues that affect its citizens directly. This includes things like taxes, infrastructure, public schools and businesses, as well as initiatives that benefit the community as a whole. Local candidates typically run on platforms that focus on finding solutions to local problems such as economic development and job creation, while also advocating for more efficient government policies. Residents of Elgin take pride in their town and vote on important issues that directly impact them.
The political climate in Zip 37732 (Elgin, TN) is very conservative.
Scott County, TN is very conservative. In Scott County, TN 10.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 88.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Scott county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 88.4% to 10.9%.
Scott county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 37732 (Elgin, TN) is very conservative.
Elgin, Tennessee is very conservative.
Scott 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.
Elgin, 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 37732 (Elgin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $702 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)