Belle, MO is a small city located in the heart of Missouri. It boasts a rich history and has always been known for its tight-knit sense of community and local politics. The residents of Belle are passionate about their civic involvement and take pride in making sure their voices are heard. Local politics plays an important role within the city, as elected officials are responsible for making decisions that best serve the public interest. There have been a few noteworthy political figures who have called Belle home over the years, such as former mayor Jervis Johnson and current state representative Jason Elliott. Residents of Belle strive to make their city better through their active participation in local elections, from voting to volunteering on different political campaigns. Through this hard work, they hope to ensure that their political representatives embody the values shared by the people of Belle—values like justice, respect, and equality for all citizens.
The political climate in Belle, MO is strongly conservative.
Maries County, MO is very conservative. In Maries County, MO 17.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Maries county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.6% to 17.1%.
Maries county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Belle, MO is strongly conservative.
Maries County, Missouri 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.
Belle, 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 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 Belle, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 162 contributions totaling $2,894 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $1,442 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)