Ashland, MO is a small town in Missouri, located in the heart of Boone County. Although it may be small in population, Ashland has a vibrant and active political climate. The city's mayor and four council members are elected to serve two-year terms, representing the interests of local residents. Local elections are held annually for citizens to choose their representatives. There have been several initiatives over the years to improve the town, from parks and recreation programs to economic development projects. These initiatives have been supported by both elected officials and community members alike. Additionally, organizations like the Ashland Chamber of Commerce host events throughout the year to help inform and engage citizens about local politics. Overall, Ashland’s political system provides strong representation for its citizens, while also encouraging civic participation through voting and other forms of engagement.
The political climate in Ashland, MO is leaning conservative.
Boone County, MO is somewhat liberal. In Boone County, MO 54.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Boone county remained strongly Democratic, 54.8% to 42.3%.
Boone county voted Democratic in five of the last six Presidential elections (2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ashland, MO is leaning conservative.
Boone County, Missouri is somewhat liberal.
Columbia Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Ashland, Missouri: d r 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 Ashland, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,922 contributions totaling $568,841 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 663 contributions totaling $453,513 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $684 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)