38042 Hickory Valley, TN is a small rural town located in south central Tennessee. As such, the local politics of Hickory Valley are typically influenced by the state and national political landscape. While there are many issues that impact the townspeople of Hickory Valley, most issues center around economic development, public safety, and sustainability. Local elections for mayor and other positions take place every two years and are very competitive. The residents of Hickory Valley take great pride in their views on important issues and regularly debate topics such as education reform and infrastructure investment. Residents often look to their elected officials to bring more jobs and opportunities to the area while also preserving the natural beauty of the region. In conclusion, politics in 38042 Hickory Valley, TN is largely determined by larger contemporary political trends while still having a unique flavor all its own.
The political climate in Zip 38042 (Hickory Valley, TN) is somewhat conservative.
Hardeman County, TN is somewhat conservative. In Hardeman County, TN 41.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hardeman county remained very strongly Republican, 57.2% to 41.5%.
Hardeman county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 38042 (Hickory Valley, TN) is somewhat conservative.
Hickory Valley, Tennessee is somewhat conservative.
Hardeman County, Tennessee is somewhat 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.
Hickory Valley, Tennessee: D d d d 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 38042 (Hickory Valley)
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 31 contributions totaling $2,690 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)