The city of Winchester, TN is governed by a five-member Board of Mayor and Aldermen. The current mayor is Randall Hutto who was elected in 2018. The board is responsible for passing legislation and ordinances that govern the city, setting policy, and approving budgets. They also work to ensure that the community's needs are being met. Additionally, they strive to create economic opportunities for residents and businesses in the area. Winchester has a strong history of civic engagement and there are a number of local organizations that work to strengthen the community. These include the Winchester Business Association which works to promote growth and development in the city, as well as local volunteer fire departments, police departments, churches, and other service organizations. With passionate citizens dedicated to making their hometown a better place to live and work, Winchester is definitely a great place to call home!
The political climate in Winchester, TN is strongly conservative.
Franklin County, TN is very conservative. In Franklin County, TN 25.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.1% to 25.4%.
Franklin county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Winchester, TN is strongly conservative.
Franklin County, Tennessee is very conservative.
Tullahoma-Manchester 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.
Winchester, Tennessee: d 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 Winchester, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,026 contributions totaling $84,070 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 821 contributions totaling $245,534 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $299 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)