The 38116 ZIP code in Memphis, Tennessee is a diverse, vibrant area that is home to many different communities. Politically, the region has traditionally leaned Democratic, with a strong history of support for progressive causes and candidates. The local political landscape is constantly evolving and many new candidates have emerged in recent years. With citywide elections approaching, it will be interesting to see if new leaders emerge that can reflect the current diversity of the district and continue to move Memphis forward in a positive direction.
The political climate in Zip 38116 (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 38116 (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 38116 (Memphis)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 313 contributions totaling $24,405 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 57 contributions totaling $14,205 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $249 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)