Joplin, Missouri is a small city located in the southwestern corner of the state. It is home to a diverse population of nearly 50,000 people and has a wide variety of political views and perspectives. As a result, there are many local political candidates vying for office in Joplin, ranging from moderate to conservative to progressive candidates. All of these candidates bring different ideas and solutions to the table, creating a vibrant political landscape that engages citizens in meaningful discussions about important issues such as healthcare, education, public safety, and economic development. In addition to traditional campaigns conducted by local organizations and individuals, Joplin also hosts various town hall meetings throughout the year where citizens can come out and ask questions directly to their elected officials or those running for office. Such events help create an informed electorate that can make informed decisions on Election Day.
The political climate in Joplin, MO is moderately conservative.
Jasper County, MO is very conservative. In Jasper County, MO 25.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jasper county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.8% to 25.8%.
Jasper county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Joplin, MO is moderately conservative.
Jasper County, Missouri is very conservative.
Joplin 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.
Joplin, 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 Joplin, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,516 contributions totaling $786,012 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,108 contributions totaling $4,789,905 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,541 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)