Jefferson, IA County is a small county located in the Midwest. It is a rural area that is made up of mostly farmland and rolling hills. The county has a rich history, with many citizens having lived there and their families for generations. Politically, Jefferson County has traditionally voted Republican in both state and national elections. Despite this, citizens of the county have recently become more open to different political views and are actively engaged in local politics. Candidates for local office are often from within the community and work hard to understand the needs of its citizens. In addition, community organizations such as churches, schools, and civic associations often sponsor events and forums in which local candidates appear to discuss their stances on various issues. This encourages active participation from members of the Jefferson County community in all levels of government and promotes a healthy political environment within the county.
The political climate in Jefferson County, IA is leaning conservative.
In Jefferson County, IA 48.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained narrowly Republican, 49.6% to 48.2%.
Jefferson county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jefferson County, IA is leaning conservative.
Fairfield Metro Area is leaning conservative.
Iowa is leaning 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, Iowa: r 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 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, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,507 contributions totaling $184,193 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 214 contributions totaling $44,377 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)