The city of Somerville, TN (38068) is a small community in Fayette County. It is home to a diverse population of approximately 2,831 people. The city has a strong sense of community and a thriving local economy. Politically, the city is split almost evenly between Democrats and Republicans with 43% registered to vote as Democrats and 41% registered to vote as Republicans. Local elections are typically close contests between both sides. Mayoral races often draw the most interest from voters who actively seek candidates with the most experience and who align with the values of their community. Somerville residents make their voices heard by voting for leaders they believe will serve their interests best.
The political climate in Zip 38068 (Somerville, TN) is strongly conservative.
Fayette County, TN is very conservative. In Fayette County, TN 30.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fayette county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.3% to 30.6%.
Fayette county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 38068 (Somerville, TN) is strongly conservative.
Somerville, Tennessee is strongly conservative.
Fayette County, Tennessee is very conservative.
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.
Somerville, 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 38068 (Somerville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 46 contributions totaling $13,177 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $286 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 121 contributions totaling $22,572 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $187 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)