The city of Memphis, TN in zip code 38133 is a vibrant and diverse community with a unique political landscape. It is the home of the largest population of African Americans in the state and is represented by 4 elected officials on the local level. These officials include county commissioners, representatives in the House of Representatives, and senators in the state legislature. In addition to these officials, there are many other groups involved in the politics of this area, such as civic organizations, faith-based groups, advocacy organizations, and labor unions. Each group works to bring their perspectives on issues that affect their communities to government leaders and influence public policy decisions. The varied viewpoints ensure that all citizens have their voices heard and help keep Memphis鈥檚 politics fair and balanced.
The political climate in Zip 38133 (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 38133 (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 38133 (Memphis)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 107 contributions totaling $37,068 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $346 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 217 contributions totaling $56,004 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $258 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)