Mount Pleasant, TN is a small town located in the state of Tennessee with a population of just over 10,000 people. Despite its size, the town is active in local politics and governance, with several government officials working to influence policy and decision-making. The town has a Mayor and City Council that work together to advocate for the interests of residents. Local elections are held every four years allowing citizens to vote for their preferred candidates for Mayor and City Council positions. The mayor oversees the city’s departments and works with the council on budget decisions, while the council looks after legislative matters such as passing ordinances and resolutions. All citizens of Mount Pleasant have an opportunity to get involved in the political process by voting in local elections or running for office themselves.
The political climate in Zip 38474 (Mount Pleasant, TN) is strongly conservative.
Maury County, TN is very conservative. In Maury County, TN 30.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Maury county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.4% to 30.9%.
Maury county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 38474 (Mount Pleasant, TN) is strongly conservative.
Mount Pleasant, Tennessee is strongly conservative.
Maury County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Mount Pleasant, 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 38474 (Mount Pleasant)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 100 contributions totaling $3,495 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 58 contributions totaling $6,109 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)