Taylor, MO is a small town in Missouri with a population of about 2,000 people. The political atmosphere in Taylor, MO is primarily dominated by the Republican Party. Local elections usually have Republican candidates running for the positions of mayor, city council members, and other local offices. This has been the case for several years and it seems to be the trend going forward. Despite this Republican majority, there are still many opportunities for individuals from all political backgrounds to get involved and help shape the direction of their community. The recent national election was an example of this as many citizens from Taylor, MO voted in favor of the Democratic candidate despite being a red state overall. This shows that even though one party may dominate locally, Taylor, MO is a very diverse and welcoming place when it comes to politics.
The political climate in Zip 63471 (Taylor, MO) is very conservative.
Marion County, MO is very conservative. In Marion County, MO 23.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.1% to 23.9%.
Marion county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 63471 (Taylor, MO) is very conservative.
Taylor, Missouri is very conservative.
Marion County, Missouri is very conservative.
Hannibal 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.
Taylor, 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 zip 63471 (Taylor)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $225 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $1,750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $438 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)