Jefferson Township in Greene County, Pennsylvania is a community that prides itself on its sense of strong civic engagement. There are many active citizens who participate in the local politics and work together to make their community a great place to live. Each year, eligible residents have the opportunity to vote for their preferred political candidates in local elections. The candidates range from familiar political parties such as Democrats and Republicans to minor parties like Libertarians and Greens. For those interested in being involved in the decision-making process, there are several ways to become involved including attending town meetings or volunteering with grassroots organizations dedicated to advancing key issues related to Jefferson Township. Ultimately, Jefferson Township is a welcoming and vibrant community where individuals have the opportunity to get involved in local politics and help shape their future through their vote.
The political climate in Jefferson township (Greene County), PA is strongly conservative.
Greene County, PA is very conservative. In Greene County, PA 27.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greene county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.1% to 27.8%.
Greene county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jefferson township (Greene County), PA is strongly conservative.
Greene County, Pennsylvania is very conservative.
Pennsylvania 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 township (Greene County), Pennsylvania: d 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 (Greene County), PA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 599 contributions totaling $40,537 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 123 contributions totaling $49,551 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $403 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)