Jefferson, located in Vernon County, Wisconsin is a small community that contains a diverse range of people and cultures. Despite its size, the town is home to several different political affiliations and activities. In Jefferson, WI there are local government elections held every two years which include candidates from many different backgrounds and ideologies. Some of these locally elected officials are responsible for making decisions on issues such as taxes, education, health care, transportation and public safety. In addition to local politics, Jefferson also participates in national elections for the US House of Representatives and Senate. These representatives make decisions about policies across the whole of Wisconsin that affect many aspects of life in Jefferson. With its diverse population and wide range of political perspectives, Jefferson is an important part of the fabric of Wisconsin's political landscape.
The political climate in Jefferson town (Vernon County), WI is moderately conservative.
Vernon County, WI is leaning conservative. In Vernon County, WI 46.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Vernon county remained Republican, 51.6% to 46.8%.
Vernon county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jefferson town (Vernon County), WI is moderately conservative.
Vernon County, Wisconsin is leaning 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 (Vernon County), Wisconsin: d d D D 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 (Vernon County), WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 968 contributions totaling $62,878 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 91 contributions totaling $11,674 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)