The politics in the Jefferson, GA Metro Area are quite varied and diverse. The area has a range of political affiliations, from liberal to conservative, from progressive to traditional. There is no single dominant political party in the region; rather, it is divided among many different parties and ideologies. As a result, local elections are often quite competitive, with candidates representing various stances on issues such as taxes, social services, and economic development. Local politicians take part in debates and discussions that involve citizens directly while still remaining true to their respective views. This encourages active citizen involvement in local politics which is essential to the successful functioning of any democracy.
The political climate in Jefferson Metro Area is very conservative.
In Jefferson Metro Area 20.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Jefferson metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.3% to 20.3%.
The Jefferson metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jefferson Metro Area is very conservative.
Georgia is leaning 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, Georgia: 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Jefferson Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,075 contributions totaling $58,414 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,060 contributions totaling $244,060 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $230 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)