Georgetown, Tennessee (37336) is a small town located in the eastern part of the state. Despite its small population size, Georgetown has an active political scene with active participation from local leaders and residents alike. The city council is comprised of five members who all work together to achieve the best outcomes for their community. Every four years, the citizens of Georgetown have the opportunity to elect a mayor and six aldermen who serve four-year terms on the city council. As well as electing local representatives, many residents take part in local initiatives such as voting on special issues or referendums that arise throughout the year. The presence of local politics in Georgetown highlights the importance of civic engagement for all residents and provides an example for other towns to follow suit when it comes to staying informed about their representatives and engaging with their community.
The political climate in Zip 37336 (Georgetown, TN) is very conservative.
Meigs County, TN is very conservative. In Meigs County, TN 18.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Meigs county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.7% to 18.2%.
Meigs county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 37336 (Georgetown, TN) is very conservative.
Georgetown, Tennessee is very conservative.
Meigs 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.
Georgetown, 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 37336 (Georgetown)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $2,252 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 36 contributions totaling $33,215 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $923 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)