Oak Grove, MO is a small city located in the state of Missouri. The city is governed by a mayor and a five-member Board of Aldermen. The current mayor is Mark Rees and the current Aldermen are Linda Brown, Chris Rollins, Jeff Oller, Mary Blaylock, and Ralph Hicks. In Oak Grove, the local government focuses on improving the community by providing services that enhance quality of life for all residents. They also focus on economic development activities that support job growth and make Oak Grove an attractive place to live and work. Local politics in Oak Grove involve debate over topics such as infrastructure maintenance, public safety initiatives, environmental ordinances, and education reform. Residents have the opportunity to become involved in political decisions through attending City Council meetings or voting in local elections. By participating in their local politics, residents can help ensure that their voices are heard on important issues facing their community.
The political climate in Oak Grove, MO is leaning liberal.
Jackson County, MO is moderately liberal. In Jackson County, MO 59.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.8% to 37.9%.
Jackson county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oak Grove, MO is leaning liberal.
Jackson County, Missouri is moderately liberal.
Kansas City Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Oak Grove, Missouri: D D D D D D
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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Oak Grove, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 674 contributions totaling $57,763 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 293 contributions totaling $35,277 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)