The city of Affton, MO is a small suburb of St. Louis with a population of around 20,000 people. It is an area steeped in history, with many families having lived in Affton for generations. The city is served by a mayor-council system of government, where the Mayor is elected every four years to serve as the executive leader and the City Council members are elected from each ward to serve as legislative bodies. Local politics in Affton focus on providing quality services to residents while keeping taxes low, preserving the community's sense of identity and safety while encouraging growth. In recent years, there has been an increased emphasis on sustainability and environmental protection measures that have been embraced by local candidates. Local officials have also worked hard to make sure that Affton remains a safe place for all its citizens regardless of background or beliefs.
The political climate in Affton, MO is somewhat 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
Affton, MO is somewhat 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.
Affton, 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 Affton, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,608 contributions totaling $411,744 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 785 contributions totaling $83,022 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)