Fulton, Missouri is a small town located in the central region of the state. It has a unique political culture that is shaped by the diverse population and local business interests. The city is governed by a mayor and four city council members, who are elected to terms of two years each. These officials are responsible for setting policies and enacting laws that address the needs of Fulton's residents. They also work with other government and private entities to ensure resources are available for citizens to access services like utilities, public safety, education, and more. Additionally, the city's representatives in the state legislature are responsible for crafting legislation that impacts Fulton. All these activities help shape how politics is conducted in Fulton and create an atmosphere of cooperation between residents and their elected officials.
The political climate in Fulton, MO is moderately conservative.
Callaway County, MO is very conservative. In Callaway County, MO 27.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Callaway county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.9% to 27.7%.
Callaway county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fulton, MO is moderately conservative.
Callaway 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.
Fulton, 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 Fulton, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,094 contributions totaling $130,514 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 334 contributions totaling $57,766 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $173 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)