Avondale, MO is a small community located in the state of Missouri with a limited local political presence. As such, the people of Avondale have few opportunities to voice their opinions and concerns about local issues that affect them. While there are no current candidates for local office in Avondale, MO, the town does have representation from both state and federal levels of government. The representatives from these levels talk to constituents about their concerns and help shape policy on matters that affect all citizens. Through this communication, constituents are able to make sure their voices are heard on issues that matter to them.
The political climate in Avondale, MO is leaning conservative.
Clay County, MO is leaning conservative. In Clay County, MO 46.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clay county remained Republican, 51.0% to 46.9%.
Clay county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Avondale, MO is leaning conservative.
Clay County, Missouri is leaning conservative.
Kansas City 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.
Avondale, Missouri: d 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 Avondale, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 471 contributions totaling $20,472 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $27,174 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,698 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)