Chester, TN is located in Chester County. It is a small county with a population of just over 20,000 people. When it comes to politics, Chester County has several local representatives who are responsible for making sure the needs of the citizens are met. Some of these representatives include Judy Moulder, the County Mayor; Robert Morgan, the County Commissioner; and Chris Manuel, the State Representative. All three of these representatives have done an admirable job in representing their constituents and listening to their concerns. They have worked hard to ensure that state and federal funds are used efficiently to improve living standards for everyone in Chester County. The county also has an active citizen involvement program which encourages residents to participate in local government decisions. This has helped foster a greater sense of community and build better relationships between citizens and their elected officials.
The political climate in 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
Chester County, TN 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.
Chester, 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 Chester County, TN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $1,066 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 82 contributions totaling $10,829 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)