Jefferson County is a rural area in Indiana with a population of approximately 24,000. The county has a long history of political involvement and continues to be an important part of the state's electoral process. Local politics are generally based on the traditional two party system, with Republican and Democratic candidates vying for office. In recent years, the county has seen an increase in third party involvement as well, with Independent and Libertarian candidates running for office in Jefferson County. Despite this new addition to the political landscape, the majority of residents still opt to vote within the two-party system. The county also frequently takes part in local initiatives such as referendums which allow citizens to directly voice their opinion on important issues. All in all, Jefferson County is an important part of Indiana's larger political landscape and continues to be an integral cog in the state's electoral process.
The political climate in Jefferson County, IN is very conservative.
In Jefferson County, IN 32.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.6% to 32.1%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jefferson County, IN is very conservative.
Madison Metro Area is very conservative.
Indiana 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, Indiana: 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, IN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 583 contributions totaling $60,581 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 236 contributions totaling $110,152 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $467 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)