Bath Springs, TN, a small town located in Decatur County with an estimated population of 645 people, is a proud part of the 38311 zip code. The politics of Bath Springs are closely intertwined with the local government of Decatur County. The current Mayor of Decatur County is Steve Smith, who was elected in 2018 and has been working hard to make sure that residents have the resources they need to succeed. The County Commission consists of five members who work together to ensure that all citizens’ needs are met and that decisions are made with the best interests of the community in mind. Each year, the Commission works on projects to improve infrastructure, promote economic development, and address public health concerns. Education is also important in Bath Springs and all schools in the 38311 zip code are part of Decatur County's school system. Local political candidates running for office can be found through various news sources around Bath Springs as well as through online sources such as voter registration websites and local party websites.
The political climate in Zip 38311 (Bath Springs, TN) is very conservative.
Decatur County, TN is very conservative. In Decatur County, TN 17.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Decatur county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.7% to 17.2%.
Decatur county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 38311 (Bath Springs, TN) is very conservative.
Bath Springs, Tennessee is very conservative.
Decatur County, Tennessee is very conservative.
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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.
Bath Springs, 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 38311 (Bath Springs)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $1,370 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $343 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)