38578 Pleasant Hill, TN is a small community located in the Appalachian Mountains of east Tennessee. The town is known for its close-knit community and traditional values. The town is part of Macon County and the local politics are strongly influenced by the various issues that are important to many of its residents. Local political candidates strive to represent the views of their constituents while also addressing the challenges that arise due to its rural location. These candidates have been successful in advocating for improved educational opportunities, infrastructure development, and economic opportunities for those living in this small mountain town. People in 38578 Pleasant Hill, TN take pride in their local politics and work together to ensure their community remains vibrant and prosperous.
The political climate in Zip 38578 (Pleasant Hill, TN) is very conservative.
Cumberland County, TN is very conservative. In Cumberland County, TN 20.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cumberland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.0% to 20.8%.
Cumberland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 38578 (Pleasant Hill, TN) is very conservative.
Pleasant Hill, Tennessee is very conservative.
Cumberland County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Crossville 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.
Pleasant Hill, 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 38578 (Pleasant Hill)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 929 contributions totaling $23,959 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $3,795 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $292 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)