Baxter, TN is a small town located in Putnam County. It is a tight-knit community with a population of around 473 people as of the 2010 U.S. Census. There are no local political candidates to mention for this area, however there are many different ways the citizens of Baxter get involved in politics. The majority of the population tends to vote along conservative lines and support local representatives who share their values and beliefs. They also take part in public debates on issues such as taxes, education, healthcare, and more. Overall, Baxter has strong political views that give voice to their opinions through participating in local elections and staying informed on current events affecting their community.
The political climate in Zip 38544 (Baxter, TN) is very conservative.
Putnam County, TN is very conservative. In Putnam County, TN 27.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Putnam county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.7% to 27.3%.
Putnam county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 38544 (Baxter, TN) is very conservative.
Baxter, Tennessee is very conservative.
Putnam County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Cookeville 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.
Baxter, 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 38544 (Baxter)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $2,003 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 33 contributions totaling $8,795 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $267 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)