Jefferson City, MO is the capital of the US state of Missouri and is home to an estimated population of 43,079 people. The city holds many local government positions and is governed by a mayor-council form of government. The current mayor is Carrie Tergin who was elected in April 2017. The Jefferson City Council is composed of eight members elected by wards to represent their constituents. Local political candidates also run for Mayor, Council Member, Treasurer, Collector/Recorder, Marshal and Park Board Member. In addition to these positions there are multiple boards and commissions that serve as advisory groups on various city issues. There are also several initiatives that have been put forth by the local governing body such as increasing community engagement in the political process and promoting economic development within Jefferson City. These initiatives strive to improve the quality of life for all residents and make sure that everyone’s voice can be heard when it comes to decisions regarding their daily lives.
The political climate in Jefferson City, MO is moderately conservative.
Cole County, MO is very conservative. In Cole County, MO 32.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cole county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.8% to 32.0%.
Cole county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jefferson City, MO is moderately conservative.
Cole County, Missouri is very conservative.
Jefferson City Metro Area 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 City, 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 City, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,701 contributions totaling $1,371,482 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,297 contributions totaling $1,200,028 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $522 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)