The politics in Memphis, TN 38122 are heavily informed by the city鈥檚 history and culture. The area has been home to a wide range of African American and white citizens, with different political beliefs. In recent years, the local elections have seen an influx of new candidates from various backgrounds, including immigrants and minorities who have become more involved in the local political scene. These individuals bring unique perspectives to the table that are helping to shape how some of the most pressing issues in the community are being handled. From education and economic development to healthcare and safety issues, many of these new candidates are working hard to ensure that Memphis residents receive the best representation possible from their local government.
The political climate in Zip 38122 (Memphis, TN) is strongly 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 38122 (Memphis, TN) is strongly liberal.
Memphis, Tennessee is strongly 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 38122 (Memphis)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 659 contributions totaling $9,147 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $14 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 202 contributions totaling $12,301 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)