West Jefferson, NC politics & representatives
West Jefferson is represented in Congress by Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd and Representative Virginia Foxx. Josh Stein is governor.
Who represents West Jefferson in Washington and in North Carolina, with how to reach each office.
How Ashe County voted in 2024
Official results for all of Ashe County. West Jefferson's own results aren't published in a form we can match to the town exactly, so these are the county's.
President 16,253 votes
North Carolina: Trump 50.9%, Harris 47.6%
Governor 15,779 votes
North Carolina: Stein 54.9%, Robinson 40.1%
U.S. House · North Carolina's 5th District 400,694 votes
Whole-district result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, official 2024 precinct returns (statewide totals from its official state files). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren't counted.
Who represents West Jefferson in Congress
U.S. Senate Both senators represent all of North Carolina
U.S. House · North Carolina's 5th District
Who represents West Jefferson in state government
State Senate · District 47
State House · District 93
West Jefferson's own government: Town Hall →
Sources: congressional and state legislative districts from the U.S. Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); members of Congress from the congress-legislators project (portraits public domain); governors and state legislators from Open States. Districts are matched to West Jefferson by land area, so if the town is split, your street decides which one is yours.