The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Jefferson County. Darker red areas have almost entirely Republican voters, dark blue areas vote mostly for Democrats, and areas in lighter shades or in light purple are areas where the vote is usually split between parties.
Politics Key
Very liberal
Split evenly
Very conservative
Jefferson County tends to be slightly republican based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Jefferson County has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Jefferson County leans more republican.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Jefferson County, 15.11% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Jefferson County women make up 51.43% of the population.
Older Americans tend to vote more conservatively. Members of the Boomer and Silent generations (born 1928-1964) more often vote for republicans while GenX, Millennials (born 1965-1996) and younger generations consistently support democrats. The median age in Jefferson County is 44.5, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Jefferson County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Jefferson County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 36% of the time.
Note: Federal, local, and state elections are weighed based on the recency of the election and the importance most voters assign to each seat.
Nearby Counties
- Brooke County, WV: more liberal voters
- Hancock County, WV: more conservative voters
- Harrison County, OH: more conservative voters
- Ohio County, WV: more liberal voters
- Belmont County, OH: more conservative voters
- Carroll County, OH: more conservative voters
- Columbiana County, OH: more conservative voters
- Beaver County, PA: more liberal voters
- Marshall County, WV: more conservative voters
- Washington County, PA: more liberal voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Belmont County, OH: more conservative voters
- Catoosa County, GA: more conservative voters
- Harrison County, TX: more conservative voters
- Grand Forks County, ND: more conservative voters
- Williamson County, IL: more conservative voters
- Allegany County, MD: more conservative voters
- Klamath County, OR: more conservative voters
- Adams County, IL: more conservative voters
- Rutherford County, NC: more conservative voters
- Wayne County, IN: more conservative voters
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