The politics of 38588 Whitleyville, TN are mainly focused on local issues that affect the community. The people of Whitleyville have elected a mayor and city council in order to help manage the decisions that are made in their small town. They take pride in knowing that their local government is comprised of individuals who understand their needs and are willing to make the best possible decisions for them. Issues such as taxes, public safety, education, infrastructure, and environmental protection are all important topics discussed within the city council meetings. The people of Whitleyville also rely on their representatives to advocate for them in state legislature. Local political candidates run for office every few years to ensure that there is always someone fighting for what is best for the residents of this town.
The political climate in Zip 38588 (Whitleyville, TN) is very conservative.
Jackson County, TN is very conservative. In Jackson County, TN 21.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.4% to 21.3%.
Jackson county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 38588 (Whitleyville, TN) is very conservative.
Whitleyville, Tennessee is very conservative.
Jackson County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Cookeville 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.
Whitleyville, Tennessee: D D d 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 38588 (Whitleyville)
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 24 contributions totaling $1,640 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)