Jefferson Township in Linn County, Missouri is an important part of the local political landscape. It is home to a large, diverse population and serves as an important voting bloc come election time. The township is represented at both a state and national level by elected officials who are responsible for advocating for the needs of their constituents and shaping the policies that will impact them most directly. On the local level, citizens have the opportunity to vote for school board members, county commissioners, and other municipal positions. These representatives work together to best serve the interests of those living in Jefferson Township while staying true to their own views on what's best. Every election cycle brings fresh faces and perspectives into office, ensuring that all voices are heard regardless of party affiliation or beliefs.
The political climate in Jefferson township (Linn County), MO is strongly conservative.
Linn County, MO is very conservative. In Linn County, MO 22.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Linn county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.2% to 22.3%.
Linn county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jefferson township (Linn County), MO is strongly conservative.
Linn 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 (Linn 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 (Linn County), MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 60 contributions totaling $5,605 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 52 contributions totaling $6,056 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)