Jefferson Township, located in Harrison County, Missouri is a small rural community that is home to many families. While the township does not have a population to speak of, it is still an important part of the larger community and has its own politics. The township is divided into three districts, each with their own local political candidates running for office each year. These candidates represent different backgrounds and points of view on how to best serve the residents of Jefferson Township and Harrison County as a whole. They all strive to make sure that the needs of the people are addressed and that policies reflect their values. Local elections are held each year for members of the Board of Trustees who oversee activities in the township, as well as providing guidance to other elected officials within the county government structure. Through these local elections, residents can be sure their voices are heard when it comes to matters such as taxes, public safety, infrastructure maintenance, educational opportunities and more.
The political climate in Jefferson township (Harrison County), MO is strongly conservative.
Harrison County, MO is very conservative. In Harrison County, MO 15.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harrison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.6% to 15.6%.
Harrison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jefferson township (Harrison County), MO is strongly conservative.
Harrison County, Missouri is very conservative.
Missouri is somewhat 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 township (Harrison County), Missouri: 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 township (Harrison County), MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 95 contributions totaling $1,956 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $21 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $5,130 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)