Jefferson, WI is a small town located in Wisconsin. It has a long history of being involved in local politics, with many residents participating in the political process. During elections, citizens have the chance to vote for candidates who they believe will best represent their interests and needs. The candidates typically come from different backgrounds and have different views on how to move the town forward. Residents often take part in debates and forums to discuss their views on important issues, such as taxes, education, healthcare, and economic development. Additionally, many political groups exist in Jefferson that advocate for social justice causes or environmental protection. As a result of these varied perspectives, Jefferson's local politics tend to be quite dynamic and lively.
The political climate in Jefferson, WI is somewhat conservative.
Jefferson County, WI is somewhat conservative. In Jefferson County, WI 41.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained very strongly Republican, 56.7% to 41.5%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jefferson, WI is somewhat conservative.
Jefferson County, Wisconsin is somewhat conservative.
Watertown-Fort Atkinson Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
Wisconsin is leaning liberal.
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, Wisconsin: R 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, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 106 contributions totaling $11,445 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 82 contributions totaling $34,910 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $426 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)