Birch Tree, MO is a small town with a tight-knit community and an interesting political history. Local politics are of great interest to many of the citizens, who often follow the debates and discussions of their elected officials. The city is run by an elected mayor and board of trustees, who manage all aspects of local government from budgets to public safety. Many constituents are eager to get involved in the process and stay informed about the decisions being made on their behalf. Political candidates come from diverse backgrounds with different perspectives on how best to serve the community, making elections exciting times for residents of Birch Tree. Voting turnout is usually high as people proudly exercise their right to have a say in who will represent them in local government.
The political climate in Birch Tree, MO is strongly conservative.
Shannon County, MO is very conservative. In Shannon County, MO 18.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shannon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.0% to 18.1%.
Shannon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Birch Tree, MO is strongly conservative.
Shannon 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.
Birch Tree, 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 Birch Tree, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $920 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $1,488 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)