Jefferson County, Nebraska is a small rural county with a population of just over 3,000. Despite its size, the county is an active participant in local politics. The county is divided into three commissioner districts; each district has an elected representative who serves on the County Board of Commissioners and works to ensure that the county’s laws and regulations are carried out. In addition to the board of commissioners, the county also has an elected sheriff, treasurer, clerk, and assessor. Each of these offices play an important role in managing public funds and providing essential services to citizens in Jefferson County. Furthermore, the state legislature regularly convenes representatives from each district to discuss issues such as infrastructure improvements, educational initiatives, and economic development projects. Through their collaborative efforts, Jefferson County residents strive to maintain a safe and prosperous community for all its members.
The political climate in Jefferson County, NE is very conservative.
In Jefferson County, NE 27.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.1% to 27.2%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jefferson County, NE is very conservative.
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Nebraska 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.
Jefferson, Nebraska: 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 Jefferson County, NE
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 56 contributions totaling $10,157 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 153 contributions totaling $21,751 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)