Altenburg, Missouri is a small town located in the southeast corner of Cape Girardeau County. Its politics are shaped by its close-knit community and rural lifestyle. Although Altenburg has no local political candidates, residents can vote in elections for representatives from nearby districts. The town also takes part in county-wide initiatives and referendums on issues such as education and public safety. Community engagement is high with an active volunteer fire department and other groups that host events throughout the year. Altenburg is committed to preserving its rural roots while engaging with local government to ensure the well-being of its citizens.
The political climate in Altenburg, MO is very conservative.
Perry County, MO is very conservative. In Perry County, MO 17.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Perry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.0% to 17.6%.
Perry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Altenburg, MO is very conservative.
Perry County, Missouri 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.
Altenburg, 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 Altenburg, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 38 contributions totaling $4,363 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 81 contributions totaling $3,930 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)