38240 Obion, TN is an area with a large and proud political heritage. Located in the northwestern corner of the state, it plays an important role in state politics, as many of its citizens are active members of their local political parties. Every year, the citizens of Obion come together to elect local officials who will represent their interests at the state level. Local candidates from both major political parties often vie for positions ranging from city council members to state senators. These elections give citizens a chance to make their voices heard on important issues like education funding and economic development. No matter which party wins, everyone works together to ensure that 38240 Obion remains a proud and prosperous community where everyone can thrive.
The political climate in Zip 38240 (Obion, TN) is very conservative.
Obion County, TN is very conservative. In Obion County, TN 19.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Obion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.8% to 19.1%.
Obion county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 38240 (Obion, TN) is very conservative.
Obion, Tennessee is very conservative.
Obion County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Union City Metro Area 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.
Obion, 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 38240 (Obion)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $1,700 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $2,251 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $563 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)