Ocoee, TN is a small town located in the southeastern part of the state with a population of around 9,000 people. This community is part of one of Tennessee’s most populous counties – Bradley County – and has an active political climate. The region sees candidates from both major political parties vying for seats in local government such as the city council, mayor, and various other committees. During election season, Ocoee is abuzz with campaign rallies and debates among candidates who are vying to represent their constituents. Education and public safety are two main issues that dominate the local political discourse in Ocoee. Politicians from both sides of the aisle strive to ensure that citizens have access to quality public education while also making sure that resources are allocated to provide for a safe environment in which citizens can thrive.
The political climate in Zip 37361 (Ocoee, TN) is very conservative.
Polk County, TN is very conservative. In Polk County, TN 17.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Polk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.2% to 17.8%.
Polk county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 37361 (Ocoee, TN) is very conservative.
Ocoee, Tennessee is very conservative.
Polk County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Cleveland Metro Area is very 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.
Ocoee, 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 37361 (Ocoee)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 42 contributions totaling $4,711 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $660 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)