Cole, MO County is a vibrant and diverse area with its own unique political landscape. While there are no local political candidates to vote for in Cole, the county is still heavily involved in politics at the state and national level. Residents of Cole are actively engaged in the political process, attending rallies, calling their representatives, and volunteering for campaigns. The county also takes part in nonpartisan initiatives such as voter registration drives and civic education events. Local politicians regularly visit to discuss current issues and upcoming legislation that affects the area. Overall, Cole is an active participant in the political process of Missouri and beyond.
The political climate in Cole County, MO is very conservative.
In Cole County, MO 32.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cole county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.8% to 32.0%.
Cole county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cole County, MO 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.
Cole, 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 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 Cole County, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,408 contributions totaling $617,266 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,087 contributions totaling $626,186 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $576 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)