The 37142 Palmyra, TN area is a largely rural community with a population of about 1,800. It is governed by the local government in Macon County and the Macon County Board of Commissioners. The town of Palmyra has its own mayor and board of aldermen who serve to oversee the town's daily operations, such as maintaining roads and public buildings and providing services to residents. There are also many local political initiatives and campaigns that take place in Palmyra, such as supporting local economic development efforts, preserving the town's historical heritage, or working to protect the environment. As an active member of the community, it is important to stay informed on politics in your area in order to be an engaged citizen and have a say in how your community is run.
The political climate in Zip 37142 (Palmyra, TN) is moderately conservative.
Montgomery County, TN is somewhat conservative. In Montgomery County, TN 42.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county remained strongly Republican, 55.0% to 42.3%.
Montgomery county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 37142 (Palmyra, TN) is moderately conservative.
Palmyra, Tennessee is moderately conservative.
Montgomery County, Tennessee is somewhat conservative.
Clarksville Metro Area is moderately 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.
Palmyra, 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 37142 (Palmyra)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $1,880 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)