The politics in 50129 Jefferson, IA are largely influenced by national and state political trends, with the primary affiliation being Republican. Local candidates work to address community issues such as public education, infrastructure development, economic growth, and social welfare. The residents of Jefferson place a great deal of emphasis on core values of faith, family, and freedom. This is reflected in the support for local candidates who uphold these beliefs. They often aim to promote policies that emphasize individual responsibility and opportunity for all citizens regardless of their socio-economic backgrounds. Locals enjoy getting involved in their government by attending town hall meetings, participating in fundraisers, and voting in local elections. The town’s symbol is a bridge over a small creek which symbolizes the connection between people and the government’s commitment to serve its citizens efficiently.
The political climate in Zip 50129 (Jefferson, IA) is moderately conservative.
Greene County, IA is strongly conservative. In Greene County, IA 35.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greene county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.7% to 35.0%.
Greene county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 50129 (Jefferson, IA) is moderately conservative.
Jefferson, Iowa is moderately conservative.
Greene County, Iowa is strongly conservative.
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Iowa is leaning 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, Iowa: 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 zip 50129 (Jefferson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 104 contributions totaling $4,415 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 111 contributions totaling $22,204 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)