Jefferson, NC is a small town located in the foothills of North Carolina. The town is known for its picturesque views and historic downtown area. Politics in Jefferson has been largely uneventful in recent years. Local elections have generally gone uncontested, with most of the Town Board members running unopposed. There are no major political parties or candidates running for office in Jefferson, however the Town Board does make important decisions affecting the community. Recent local projects include improvements to existing infrastructure, as well as increased services such as new parks and recreational facilities. Overall, politics in Jefferson is uneventful but can still have an impact on the community's well-being.
The political climate in Jefferson, NC is strongly conservative.
Ashe County, NC is very conservative. In Ashe County, NC 26.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ashe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.4% to 26.3%.
Ashe county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jefferson, NC is strongly conservative.
Ashe County, North Carolina is very conservative.
North Carolina 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, North Carolina: 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 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, NC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 218 contributions totaling $26,028 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 138 contributions totaling $15,606 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)