The politics in 38111 Memphis, TN vary depending on the area you are in. While there is no local political candidate to name for this specific zip code, the greater Memphis area has several political leaders who represent the entire metropolitan region. Mayor Jim Strickland and City Councilman Edmund Ford, Jr. are two of the most well-known names in the city's government. They work together with other officials to ensure that all citizens of Memphis have a voice in how their city is run. Additionally, 38111 Memphis is also represented federally by Congressman Steve Cohen and Senator Marsha Blackburn, both of which are dedicated to bringing prosperity and justice to their constituents. While this specific zip code may not have its own local political candidate, its residents still benefit from having representation from strong leaders in the higher levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 38111 (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 38111 (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 38111 (Memphis)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,578 contributions totaling $203,644 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 590 contributions totaling $396,584 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $672 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)