Jefferson, WA County has an active political climate with various initiatives and issues that are important to the community. Local residents have the opportunity to engage in politics through attending city council meetings, speaking at public hearings, or even running for local office. The county is divided into districts, each electing their own representatives to serve on the county council. Each year, various candidates run for local positions such as mayor, county commissioner, and other offices that focus on specific areas of local government. Residents have the opportunity to vote on a variety of issues including taxes, infrastructure improvements, and social services. Additionally, citizens can get involved by volunteering with political campaigns or by joining a local organization such as a community action committee or grassroots civic group. By engaging in the political process in Jefferson County, residents can team up together and improve the quality of life for all members of the community.
The political climate in Jefferson County, WA is very liberal.
In Jefferson County, WA 69.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 28.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 69.4% to 28.0%.
Jefferson county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jefferson County, WA is very liberal.
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Washington 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, Washington: D D D D D D
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, WA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14,785 contributions totaling $862,166 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 965 contributions totaling $130,253 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)