38257 South Fulton is a predominantly rural area in Tennessee. The local politics are largely based on issues that are important to the people living in this area, such as access to public services, economic development initiatives, and preservation of the natural environment. At the local level, residents can elect representatives to serve their needs on the city and county councils. These officials work together with state and federal legislators to ensure that resources are allocated to improve the quality of life for all citizens. Some improvements have been made over time, including improved access to public transportation, increased environmental protection efforts, and increased funding for schools and other public services. Residents also have an active voice in local politics through community engagement initiatives like town hall meetings, neighborhood surveys, or even running for office themselves.
The political climate in Zip 38257 (South Fulton, TN) is strongly 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 38257 (South Fulton, TN) is strongly conservative.
South Fulton, Tennessee is strongly 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.
South Fulton, 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 38257 (South Fulton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $1,062 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 37 contributions totaling $9,139 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $247 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)