Wayland, MO is a small community located in the Midwest. The town has a rich history and a vibrant atmosphere, making it an attractive place to live. When it comes to politics, the people of Wayland tend to be moderate in their views. Issues like taxes, healthcare, education, and immigration are often discussed among the residents. Local elections are usually dominated by local issues such as infrastructure improvements and recreational activities for the town’s youth. Wayland also participates in state and federal elections. Residents often look for candidates with a consistent record of service to the community as well as those who will bring fresh perspectives on how to best serve their neighbors. Overall, Wayland’s political climate is rooted in collaboration and compromise between its citizens for the betterment of their town.
The political climate in Wayland, MO is strongly conservative.
Clark County, MO is very conservative. In Clark County, MO 20.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clark county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.7% to 20.0%.
Clark county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wayland, MO is strongly conservative.
Clark County, Missouri is very conservative.
Fort Madison-Keokuk 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.
Wayland, 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 Wayland, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $1,100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $275 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)