Maplewood, MO is a vibrant and diverse city located in St. Louis County. The city has a long history of strong civic engagement and political involvement. Residents of Maplewood are passionate about their community and actively participate in local politics to ensure their voice is heard. There are numerous local organizations and initiatives dedicated to advocating for the rights and interests of all citizens in Maplewood. Additionally, the city council works hard to ensure that all residents have access to quality services, such as public transportation, infrastructure improvements, and more. The influence of the local government can be seen throughout Maplewood's development over the years, as it has grown from a small town into a thriving metropolis with an array of amenities for its citizens.
The political climate in Maplewood, MO is moderately 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
Maplewood, MO is moderately 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.
Maplewood, 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 Maplewood, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,233 contributions totaling $923,783 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $218 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 523 contributions totaling $302,320 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $578 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)