Bolivar, MO is a small city located in the heart of Southwest Missouri. The city has a population of roughly 12,000 and is known for its strong sense of community. With such a tight-knit atmosphere, politics are important to many Bolivar locals. The city government consists of an elected mayor and six city council members who are elected at-large from throughout the city. The mayor and council members meet regularly to discuss pressing issues facing citizens and make decisions on how best to address them. They also work with local state and federal representatives to ensure that Bolivar's voice is heard when it comes to matters that affect the entire community. The views of its citizens are represented through their vote in order to determine the best course of action for all involved.
The political climate in Bolivar, MO is strongly conservative.
Polk County, MO is very conservative. In Polk County, MO 19.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Polk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.5% to 19.1%.
Polk county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bolivar, MO is strongly conservative.
Polk County, Missouri is very conservative.
Springfield Metro Area 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.
Bolivar, 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 Bolivar, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,084 contributions totaling $87,920 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,036 contributions totaling $170,028 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)