Paris, TN 38242 is located in Henry County, Tennessee and is home to about 10,637 people. The political landscape of the county is dominated by conservative politics though there are some progressive voices in the area as well. Politics in the area are largely influenced by state-level issues such as taxes and gun control rights. There are several local politicians in 38242 Paris, TN who advocate for their constituents' interests on a range of issues such as education reform and economic development opportunities. These candidates put forward their vision for a brighter future for the people of Paris, TN which is then discussed by citizens and debated passionately at the polls.
The political climate in Zip 38242 (Paris, TN) is strongly conservative.
Henry County, TN is very conservative. In Henry County, TN 23.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.7% to 23.6%.
Henry county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 38242 (Paris, TN) is strongly conservative.
Paris, Tennessee is strongly conservative.
Henry County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Paris 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.
Paris, Tennessee: d 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 38242 (Paris)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 78 contributions totaling $12,396 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 167 contributions totaling $85,126 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $510 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)