Henderson, Tennessee is a small town located in Chester County, and is known for its close community ties. Many of the residents are involved in local politics, with the mayor and city council being elected by the citizens every four years. The mayor and city council work hard to ensure that all of the citizens of Henderson have access to top-notch public services such as schools, parks, libraries, police and fire departments. In addition to these public services, Henderson’s political leaders also focus on providing economic opportunities for their constituents with initiatives like investing in local businesses and creating job training programs. All of these efforts help make Henderson a great place to live for everyone who calls it home!
The political climate in Henderson, TN is moderately conservative.
Chester County, TN is very conservative. In Chester County, TN 18.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chester county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.5% to 18.6%.
Chester county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Henderson, TN is moderately conservative.
Chester County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Jackson Metro Area is moderately 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.
Henderson, 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 Henderson, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $3,280 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 296 contributions totaling $41,096 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)