Jefferson County, IL is a small rural area with a strong sense of community values. The local politics of the county are heavily influenced by community interest and participation. Voters in Jefferson County have the opportunity to participate in the democratic process and make their voices heard. Local elections in the county are held every two years, and include representatives for both the state legislature and Congress. Those who represent Jefferson County at these levels are committed to representing their constituents and fighting for their rights. In addition, local initiatives such as referendums on taxes, land use, public safety, and other issues can be voted on by residents of Jefferson County. This gives citizens an important say in how their money is spent and how they want their community to look moving forward.
The political climate in Jefferson County, IL is very conservative.
In Jefferson County, IL 26.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.6% to 26.4%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jefferson County, IL is very conservative.
Mount Vernon Metro Area is very conservative.
Illinois is moderately 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, Illinois: 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 County, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 359 contributions totaling $32,383 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 360 contributions totaling $203,028 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $564 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)