The politics in 38568 Hilham, TN have been a source of debate and discussion for the small community. The town is comprised of roughly 500 residents, all with their own views and opinions on local politics. While there are no specific candidates running for office in the area, the residents of 38568 Hilham often hold strong opinions about state and national politics. Community members hold regular meetings to discuss topics such as education funding, healthcare reform, infrastructure improvements and other issues that may affect the residents of 38568 Hilham. Despite their differences in opinion, the people of 38568 Hilham are united in their commitment to protecting its rural character while also promoting growth and development for its tight-knit community.
The political climate in Zip 38568 (Hilham, TN) is very conservative.
Overton County, TN is very conservative. In Overton County, TN 20.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Overton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.9% to 20.3%.
Overton county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 38568 (Hilham, TN) is very conservative.
Hilham, Tennessee is very conservative.
Overton 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.
Hilham, 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 38568 (Hilham)
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 4 contributions totaling $775 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)