Jefferson, IA is a small city located in Greene County. The city is known for its vibrant culture and welcoming atmosphere. Despite its size, Jefferson has an active political landscape that involves both local and state politicians. The Mayor of the City of Jefferson is Marvin Fisk, who was elected in 2019. At the state level, Iowa State Senator Joe Bolkcom represents the area in Des Moines, while US Congressman Dave Loebsack serves as the representative for the people of Jefferson in Washington D.C.. All three of these men are dedicated to representing the citizens of Jefferson to the best of their abilities and providing them with quality services. In addition to having strong representation at all levels of government, Jefferson also has various civic organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Club that are actively involved in making a positive difference throughout the community.
The political climate in Jefferson, IA is moderately conservative.
Greene County, IA is strongly conservative. In Greene County, IA 35.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greene county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.7% to 35.0%.
Greene county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jefferson, IA is moderately conservative.
Greene County, Iowa is strongly conservative.
Iowa 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, Iowa: d r d 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 Jefferson, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 104 contributions totaling $4,415 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 111 contributions totaling $22,204 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)