Oakland, TN (38060) is a small town in the state of Tennessee. It is located in Fayette County and is home to many friendly people. The town has a strong sense of community and the local government works hard to ensure its citizens have access to necessary services. The Town of Oakland has an elected mayor, four commissioners, and a treasurer who all work together to keep the town running smoothly. Each year, Oakland holds municipal elections for these positions so that the people of Oakland can choose their representatives. Through these elections, the town's residents can play an active role in the future of their community by casting their vote for their candidates of choice. With these representatives in place, Oakland is able to move forward with various projects to improve its infrastructure while upholding its cherished values and traditions.
The political climate in Zip 38060 (Oakland, TN) is very conservative.
Fayette County, TN is very conservative. In Fayette County, TN 30.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fayette county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.3% to 30.6%.
Fayette county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 38060 (Oakland, TN) is very conservative.
Oakland, Tennessee is very conservative.
Fayette County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Memphis Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Oakland, 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 38060 (Oakland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 89 contributions totaling $3,520 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 99 contributions totaling $27,474 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $278 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)