Rives, Tennessee is a small town located in 38253 with an estimated population of around 1,500 people. It is a quiet and peaceful community overall, where locals enjoy the benefits of small-town living as well as easy access to larger cities for work and entertainment. Despite its size and population, Rives has a vibrant political culture. On Election Day, Rives residents come out in droves to vote for their local candidates. The town often hosts political debates amongst the candidates for mayor and council seats, allowing citizens to learn more about the individuals they are voting for. It's a great way for everyone to get involved in the political process and make sure their voices are heard. With such active involvement from its constituents, it’s no wonder that Rives continues to be such a thriving community!
The political climate in Zip 38253 (Rives, TN) is very conservative.
Obion County, TN is very conservative. In Obion County, TN 19.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Obion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.8% to 19.1%.
Obion county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 38253 (Rives, TN) is very conservative.
Rives, Tennessee is very conservative.
Obion County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Union City 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.
Rives, 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 38253 (Rives)
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 27 contributions totaling $26,625 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $986 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)