Jackson, TN is a vibrant and bustling city with a population of 66,732 according to the 2019 US Census. Although there is no local political candidate running in the 38301 zip code, Jackson has a strong presence in local politics. The City of Jackson operates within the government of Madison County, and the mayor serves as both the executive and legislative head of the government. Through elections held every four years, citizens can vote for members to serve on the Jackson City Council where they are responsible for setting policy for the city. The Mayor works with these council members to develop policies that benefit all citizens of Jackson and ensure their safety and well-being. With a diverse population, Jackson's local government works hard to foster an engaged and inclusive environment where all voices are heard equally.
The political climate in Zip 38301 (Jackson, TN) is leaning conservative.
Madison County, TN is somewhat conservative. In Madison County, TN 42.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Madison county remained strongly Republican, 55.7% to 42.8%.
Madison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 38301 (Jackson, TN) is leaning conservative.
Jackson, Tennessee is leaning conservative.
Madison County, Tennessee is somewhat conservative.
Jackson Metro Area is moderately 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.
Jackson, 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 38301 (Jackson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 335 contributions totaling $18,068 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 272 contributions totaling $73,686 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $271 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)