The small town of 38488 Taft, TN is located on the edge of the Cumberland Plateau and has a rural landscape that maintains its charm. Politically, the area is predominately Republican with some independent voters. Elected officials in the area typically support conservative values, including lower taxes and fewer regulations. The local elections are often uncontested as incumbents hold their seats for many years despite minimal opposition. There are few political groups actively advocating for change in 38488 Taft, TN although citizens occasionally voice their opinions on political issues at public meetings held by local government. Overall, politics in 38488 Taft, TN remain relatively quiet and stable as residents show support for traditional values and limited government intervention.
The political climate in Zip 38488 (Taft, TN) is very conservative.
Lincoln County, TN is very conservative. In Lincoln County, TN 18.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.7% to 18.7%.
Lincoln county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 38488 (Taft, TN) is very conservative.
Taft, Tennessee is very conservative.
Lincoln County, Tennessee is very 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.
Taft, 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 38488 (Taft)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $665 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $3,571 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)