The small town of Tiptonville, TN (38079) is known for its tight-knit community and strong sense of civic pride. Although it is a small town, the politics in Tiptonville are just as important as anywhere else. Local elections are held every two to four years for mayor and other government positions to represent the citizens of Tiptonville. The current mayor has been in office since 2015, and the local political candidates that are running against her have made their platforms clear for all to see on various social media outlets. These candidates focus on the issues that are most important to the citizens of Tiptonville, such as improving infrastructure, promoting economic development, and creating more recreational opportunities. All of these issues will be discussed in detail during the upcoming election cycle so that everyone can make an informed decision on who they want to represent them in local government.
The political climate in Zip 38079 (Tiptonville, TN) is strongly conservative.
Lake County, TN is very conservative. In Lake County, TN 25.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lake county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.4% to 25.9%.
Lake county voted Republican in the last four Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000 and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 38079 (Tiptonville, TN) is strongly conservative.
Tiptonville, Tennessee is strongly conservative.
Lake 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.
Tiptonville, 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 38079 (Tiptonville)
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 22 contributions totaling $12,635 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $574 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)