The politics in Jefferson (Monroe Cnty), WI are largely focused on issues that affect the local community. These issues include things such as public safety, education, infrastructure improvements and economic development. Local political candidates often run on platforms of improving these important aspects of life in the area. In recent years, there has been a growing focus on environmental sustainability and renewable energy sources throughout Jefferson and Monroe County. The government has put in place various initiatives to reduce the municipality's carbon footprint and support local businesses who are committed to sustainable practices. Elected officials have also worked to ensure that the citizens of Jefferson have access to quality healthcare, reliable transportation options, and modern technological tools to stay connected with family members and colleagues both near and far away from home.
The political climate in Jefferson town (Monroe County), WI is strongly conservative.
Monroe County, WI is moderately conservative. In Monroe County, WI 37.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.9% to 37.3%.
Monroe county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jefferson town (Monroe County), WI is strongly conservative.
Monroe County, Wisconsin is moderately 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 town (Monroe County), 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 town (Monroe County), WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 138 contributions totaling $4,130 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $1,755 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)