Politics in 38119 Memphis, TN is often divided along party and ideological lines. With a majority of registered voters being Democrats, the majority of local political candidates tend to be Democrats as well. However there are still Republicans and Independents running for various offices in the area that can make a real difference for the people of Memphis. Overall, the elections held in 38119 have become increasingly competitive over the years as more candidates enter the political arena. Local issues such as poverty, crime, education, and health care remain top priorities for many residents when voting on their preferred candidate. As a result, it is important that any candidate seeking to represent this part of Tennessee takes into account all of these issues during their campaigns.
The political climate in Zip 38119 (Memphis, TN) is moderately liberal.
Shelby County, TN is strongly liberal. In Shelby County, TN 64.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 34.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shelby county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 64.4% to 34.0%.
Shelby county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 38119 (Memphis, TN) is moderately liberal.
Memphis, Tennessee is moderately liberal.
Shelby County, Tennessee is strongly liberal.
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.
Memphis, Tennessee: D D D D D D
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 38119 (Memphis)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,229 contributions totaling $106,502 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 628 contributions totaling $487,632 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $776 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)