38560 Elmwood, TN is a small and tight-knit community with a strong sense of pride and commitment to its local government. The town has an elected mayor and five council members that make decisions on behalf of the citizens in town. They hold meetings on the first Monday of each month at the Elmwood City Hall. These meetings are open to the public and everyone is welcome to attend and express their opinions on various topics such as taxes, land use, zoning ordinances, school matters, etc. The political atmosphere in 38560 Elmwood is generally collaborative with all sides working together to ensure that the best interests of the people are represented. All elected officials put forth their best efforts to create policies that will benefit everyone in the community while also maintaining a budget that allows for necessary services and infrastructure. Overall, politics in 38560 Elmwood are driven by a commitment to servicing its citizens and keeping them informed about current events.
The political climate in Zip 38560 (Elmwood, TN) is very conservative.
Smith County, TN is very conservative. In Smith County, TN 19.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Smith county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.8% to 19.9%.
Smith county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 38560 (Elmwood, TN) is very conservative.
Elmwood, Tennessee is very conservative.
Smith County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Elmwood, Tennessee: D d 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 38560 (Elmwood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $175 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $685 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)