Washington, MO County is located in southeast Missouri and has a rich history of local politics. The county is governed by a seven-member board of commissioners who are elected every four years. They serve as the legislative branch of government, passing ordinances and resolutions to guide county policies. In addition to this body, there are several other elected positions that citizens can vote for such as the Sheriff, Prosecuting Attorney, Clerk, Collector/Treasurer, Public Administrator, Coroner and Assessor. All these offices help provide necessary services to residents in Washington County such as public safety and fiscal responsibility. Elections for these offices are held during election season in November of even numbered years. Local elections in Washington County have traditionally seen strong participation from voters who make a point of exercising their right to vote for local candidates who represent their interests and values.
The political climate in Washington County, MO is very conservative.
In Washington County, MO 18.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.6% to 18.1%.
Washington county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Washington County, MO is very conservative.
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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.
Washington, Missouri: d r d 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Washington County, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 123 contributions totaling $6,175 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 137 contributions totaling $15,704 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)