Jefferson County, MO is a vibrant community in the heart of the Midwest. The people of Jefferson County are passionate about their local politics and take an active role in the decision-making process. Regularly, local residents cast their ballots for candidates they feel will best represent their interests. This election season, there are several qualified individuals that have stepped up to represent the citizens of Jefferson County. They have worked diligently to ensure that their platforms reflect the values and priorities of those living in the county. With such a wide selection of candidates, voters have plenty of opportunity to make sure their voices are heard this election season.
The political climate in Jefferson County, MO is very conservative.
In Jefferson County, MO 32.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.9% to 32.1%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jefferson County, MO is very conservative.
St. Louis Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Missouri 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, Missouri: d r d 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, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,176 contributions totaling $215,945 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,397 contributions totaling $276,245 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)