The politics of 44047 Jefferson, OH are a reflection of the values and beliefs of those who make up the local community. The area is represented by several elected officials at both the state and federal level. These include State Representatives, State Senators, and U.S. Representatives, all of whom work to ensure that the community’s needs are met and its interests are represented. Residents here often take part in town hall meetings and other public forums to discuss important political issues facing their neighborhood. The residents here come from diverse backgrounds and have differing opinions on many matters; however, they can often find common ground when discussing important topics such as public safety, education reform, and environmental justice. This helps create a sense of unity within the community that helps shape its politics.
The political climate in Zip 44047 (Jefferson, OH) is strongly conservative.
Ashtabula County, OH is moderately conservative. In Ashtabula County, OH 37.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ashtabula county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.8% to 37.3%.
Ashtabula county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 44047 (Jefferson, OH) is strongly conservative.
Jefferson, Ohio is strongly conservative.
Ashtabula County, Ohio is moderately conservative.
Ashtabula Metro Area is moderately conservative.
Ohio 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, Ohio: d d D D 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 44047 (Jefferson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 121 contributions totaling $10,944 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 38 contributions totaling $4,057 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)