Jefferson City, MO, with the zip code 65101, is the capital city of Missouri. Located along the Missouri River, it is a bustling political and economic center. On the local level, the government is led by Mayor Carrie Tergin and nine members of the City Council who are elected from seven wards. The mayor and council members are responsible for decisions that affect the daily life of Jefferson City residents and businesses. The City Council meetings are open to the public to attend and discuss topics of concern. In addition, there are various committees, appointed by the mayor or council members, that provide insight into local government issues like public safety, health and welfare services, and infrastructure development. With its rich history and vibrant economy, Jefferson City offers citizens a diverse range of opportunities to engage in their local politics.
The political climate in Zip 65101 (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 65101 (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 65101 (Jefferson City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,680 contributions totaling $252,858 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 354 contributions totaling $197,366 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $558 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)