Henderson, Tennessee, a small city located in Chester County is home to a diverse population of just over 8,000 people. Although Henderson is a relatively quiet and peaceful town, it still has its own local government that is responsible for providing citizens with the services they need, from both a state and federal level. The local government consists of elected officials who are responsible for representing the community's interests in all political matters. These officials include the Mayor, City Council Members, School Board Members, and other representatives such as those for public safety and infrastructure. Each representative holds office for specific terms and works hand-in-hand with the local citizens to ensure their voices are heard when it comes to decisions that affect their daily lives. In addition to these elected officials, there are also many active volunteer groups that help keep the community safe by advocating for policy change and helping to create positive dialogue around issues important to Henderson residents. Through these efforts, citizens can come together to make sure their voices are heard on a local level so they can make informed decisions about who they should elect into office.
The political climate in Zip 38340 (Henderson, TN) is strongly 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
Zip 38340 (Henderson, TN) is strongly conservative.
Henderson, Tennessee is strongly 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 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 38340 (Henderson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $820 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 74 contributions totaling $10,274 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)