The politics in 65109 Jefferson City, MO are very active and engaged. The city's location in the state of Missouri make it an important center for policy decisions that affect not only the local area but also the rest of the state. Citizens of Jefferson City take pride in their government and actively participate in local elections to support candidates who share their values and priorities. There is a variety of political perspectives in the area, from conservatives to liberals, with many residents taking part in debates about social issues such as gun control, health care reform, and immigration reform. While political parties may be divided on certain issues, there is a strong sense of civic engagement among Jefferson City residents that unites them together despite differences of opinion.
The political climate in Zip 65109 (Jefferson City, MO) is strongly conservative.
Cole County, MO is very conservative. In Cole County, MO 32.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cole county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.8% to 32.0%.
Cole county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 65109 (Jefferson City, MO) is strongly conservative.
Jefferson City, Missouri is strongly conservative.
Cole County, Missouri is very conservative.
Jefferson City Metro Area is very conservative.
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 City, Missouri: 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 65109 (Jefferson City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,575 contributions totaling $333,662 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $212 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 663 contributions totaling $399,229 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $602 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)