Politics in 38016 Memphis, TN are mainly governed by local leaders who hold various political offices. These elected officials are usually members of one of the two major parties, either the Democratic or Republican Party. The mayor of Memphis is currently Democrat Jim Strickland who has been serving since 2016 and the governor of Tennessee is Republican Bill Lee, who also took office in 2016. With a population of over 667,000 people, Memphis is also home to many state representatives and senators that represent various parts of the city in state government. Additionally, there are several initiatives that have been set up to promote democracy and civic engagement in 38016 Memphis. These initiatives range from encouraging voter registration and educating citizens on issues such as economic development to providing support for grassroots campaigns that focus on improving quality of life for all citizens throughout the area.
The political climate in Zip 38016 (Memphis, TN) is moderately liberal.
Shelby County, TN is strongly liberal. In Shelby County, TN 64.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 34.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shelby county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.4% to 34.0%.
Shelby county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 38016 (Memphis, TN) is moderately liberal.
Memphis, Tennessee is moderately liberal.
Shelby County, Tennessee is strongly liberal.
Memphis Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Memphis, Tennessee: D D D D D D
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 38016 (Memphis)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 637 contributions totaling $47,533 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 478 contributions totaling $74,331 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)