Jefferson County, West Virginia is an area steeped in political history. With a long line of local politicians who have been part of the community for generations, the citizens here take their politics seriously. The county is home to members of both major political parties and many independent candidates as well. Each election brings out passionate voters on both sides, eager to express their voice and make sure their representatives reflect their values. Elections are always hotly contested here, as citizens strive to ensure that their views are heard and respected. Despite the intense competition seen during elections, Jefferson County residents remain respectful of each other’s perspectives and continue to be active participants in local government for years after the votes are cast.
The political climate in Jefferson County, WV is somewhat conservative.
In Jefferson County, WV 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained strongly Republican, 54.3% to 43.8%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jefferson County, WV is somewhat conservative.
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Metro Area is very liberal.
West Virginia is very 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, West Virginia: r 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, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,775 contributions totaling $311,385 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 710 contributions totaling $245,291 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $345 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)