The small town of Black Jack, Missouri is located in St. Louis County and is home to a diverse population of 8,800 people. While the town is not heavily involved in the state's politics, the local government works hard to ensure that its citizens are taken care of and their voices heard. The mayor of Black Jack serves on numerous boards and committees within the county, advocating for issues that will benefit both the city and its residents. Local school board members work tirelessly to make sure that students have access to quality education opportunities. Additionally, many of the town's citizens are active participants in local elections, taking part in the decision-making processes that shape Black Jack's future. Despite its size, Black Jack is an important part of Missouri politics and its residents understand how their opinions and their votes can affect change for their community.
The political climate in Black Jack, 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
Black Jack, 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.
Black Jack, 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 Black Jack, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,186 contributions totaling $99,272 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 210 contributions totaling $16,036 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)