In the small town of 38548 Buffalo Valley, TN politics are an important part of everyday life. Residents strive to keep up with local political events and debates, as their decisions can have a major impact on their community. Community members keep up to date with current events by attending public forums and hearings, listening to local radio stations, reading newspapers, and participating in online discussion boards hosted by community leaders. They also stay informed about local candidates running for office that represent their interests so they can cast a knowledgeable vote on election day. Local organizations host candidate forums throughout the year for residents to meet with prospective candidates and learn about their views and platforms. Overall,38548 Buffalo Valley, TN is a politically engaged community that takes pride in staying informed and involved in the political process.
The political climate in Zip 38548 (Buffalo Valley, 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 38548 (Buffalo Valley, TN) is very conservative.
Buffalo Valley, 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.
Buffalo Valley, 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 38548 (Buffalo Valley)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $406 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 36 contributions totaling $4,090 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)