The city of Ardmore, TN is a small town located in the southern part of Tennessee. It is a close knit community where people know and care for each other. Despite its size, Ardmore has a vibrant political landscape with active citizens who take an interest in local politics. Politicians from both major parties have campaigned hard to win the votes of Ardmore's residents and the election results show that their efforts have paid off. The city council consists of five members who are elected to two-year terms by voters in their respective wards. In addition, several state representatives represent the area including one representing all of Ardmore in the state legislature. With so much political activity going on in this small community, it is clear that local politics matter to those living and working here.
The political climate in Ardmore, TN is strongly conservative.
Giles County, TN is very conservative. In Giles County, TN 25.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Giles county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.1% to 25.0%.
Giles county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ardmore, TN is strongly conservative.
Giles County, Tennessee 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.
Ardmore, Tennessee: D 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Ardmore, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $383 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 50 contributions totaling $25,267 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $505 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)