Ballwin, MO is a small city located in St. Louis County, Missouri. It has a population of around 32,000 and is known for its great services such as parks, trails and recreation opportunities. Ballwin also has a strong commitment to civic engagement, evidenced by its many residents who are actively involved in local politics and public service. Individuals of all ages engage in their political process to make sure their voices are heard on the important issues facing the region. Ballwin citizens have been able to work together to create a strong foundation for achieving their shared goals. With dedicated elected officials and organizations like the Ballwin Citizens' Forum working together, citizens can be sure that their interests will be represented at City Hall.
The political climate in Ballwin, MO is leaning liberal.
St. Louis County, MO is moderately liberal. In St. Louis County, MO 61.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Louis county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.2% to 37.2%.
St. Louis county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ballwin, MO is leaning liberal.
St. Louis County, Missouri is moderately liberal.
St. Louis 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.
Ballwin, 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 Ballwin, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19,290 contributions totaling $1,886,676 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5,050 contributions totaling $1,392,400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $276 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)