Jefferson County, KS is a small rural community with more than 5,000 residents. The county seat is located in the city of Oskaloosa. Politics in Jefferson County, KS have been strongly influenced by the farming and agricultural industries that dominate the local economy. The county has an elected governing body consisting of three county commissioners who are tasked with making decisions on behalf of the citizens. Local elections are held every two years and residents can choose from a variety of candidates representing different political parties ranging from Democrats to Republicans. Residents also elect other positions such as sheriffs, clerks, prosecutors, and judges. All politicians work together to make sure that the needs of Jefferson County's citizens are met in a fair and equitable manner.
The political climate in Jefferson County, KS is very conservative.
In Jefferson County, KS 32.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.8% to 32.7%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jefferson County, KS is very conservative.
Topeka Metro Area is leaning conservative.
Kansas 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, Kansas: 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, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 294 contributions totaling $10,490 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 117 contributions totaling $13,085 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)