Jefferson County, TX is home to a diverse population that is represented politically at both the state and national levels. Within Jefferson County, many political organizations and campaigns exist in order to serve the needs of its citizens. There are numerous candidates running for office each election season and their platforms aim to deliver on the priorities of Jefferson County residents. Many local politicians focus on issues such as improving infrastructure, increasing public safety, creating job opportunities, and promoting economic growth. Additionally, there are a range of important social issues that many local politicians have made it their goal to address such as education funding or access to healthcare. With so many different interests being represented within Jefferson County’s politics, those who live and work in this area can be sure their voices will be heard.
The political climate in Jefferson County, TX is leaning conservative.
In Jefferson County, TX 48.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained narrowly Republican, 50.2% to 48.6%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jefferson County, TX is leaning conservative.
Beaumont-Port Arthur Metro Area is strongly conservative.
Texas is leaning 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, Texas: d d d d 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, TX
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,980 contributions totaling $1,896,775 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $381 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,141 contributions totaling $1,033,667 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $329 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)