Chesterfield is a small town located in Coffee County, Tennessee. It has a rich political history that dates back to the early 19th century. The town elects local representatives who serve on the Chesterfield Town Council and influence decisions regarding the town’s budget, ordinances, infrastructure projects and more. The current council is comprised of seven members who are elected for two-year terms. In addition to Town Council, Chesterfield is also home to several state representatives who are elected from various districts throughout Tennessee. Overall, the politics in Chesterfield focuses on preserving its rural charm while ensuring responsible growth and development throughout the area.
The political climate in Chesterfield, TN is very conservative.
Henderson County, TN is very conservative. In Henderson County, TN 17.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henderson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.5% to 17.4%.
Henderson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chesterfield, TN is very conservative.
Henderson County, Tennessee 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.
Chesterfield, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Chesterfield, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 65 contributions totaling $5,815 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 117 contributions totaling $29,150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $249 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)