The politics in Cookeville, Tennessee, located in zip code 38505, vary depending on the issue that is at hand. There are several local government representatives who handle matters regarding the city, county, and state. Issues such as taxes, education, public safety, and other items are addressed by these officials. Election time brings out candidates for local office from both the Republican and Democratic parties. These candidates present their views on various topics that relate to the city of Cookeville as well as state-wide issues of importance. Though there may be differences in opinion between these two party affiliations, it is ultimately up to the citizens of Cookeville to select which candidate best represent their beliefs and interests in regards to current political topics.
The political climate in Zip 38505 (Cookeville, TN) is moderately 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 38505 (Cookeville, TN) is moderately conservative.
Cookeville, Tennessee is moderately 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.
Cookeville, 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 38505 (Cookeville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $113 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $8 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)