The politics of Memphis, Tennessee, are vibrant and diverse. 38106 is a district within the city that has a rich history of social and political activism. The area is represented in the Memphis City Council by nine members, all elected to their positions in 2019. Each member brings unique perspectives to the table and works together to make sure that all of the needs of 38106's residents are being met. At the state level, Tennessee senators Lamar Alexander and Marsha Blackburn both represent this district in D.C., where they work on issues ranging from healthcare to immigration reform. In addition, there are numerous local campaigns happening every election cycle which focus on improving life for citizens living in 38106 and across Memphis as a whole.
The political climate in Zip 38106 (Memphis, TN) is strongly 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 38106 (Memphis, TN) is strongly liberal.
Memphis, Tennessee is strongly 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 38106 (Memphis)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 115 contributions totaling $10,780 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)