Caruthersville, MO is a small town located in the Bootheel region of Missouri. It has a rich political history that dates back to the early 19th century when it was first established. Despite its small population, Caruthersville has been influential in local and state politics over the years. The current mayor of Caruthersville is Dr. Mike Bostic and he is supported by a Board of Aldermen made up of representatives from each ward within the city. They work together to make sure that Caruthersville remains an economically successful city that is actively engaged in local politics. Additionally, there are many local political candidates who have either previously served or are currently serving in various positions both inside and outside of Caruthersville. These individuals are committed to representing their constituents and ensuring they have access to quality services and resources for their community.
The political climate in Caruthersville, MO is somewhat conservative.
Pemiscot County, MO is very conservative. In Pemiscot County, MO 27.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pemiscot county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.8% to 27.2%.
Pemiscot county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Caruthersville, MO is somewhat conservative.
Pemiscot 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.
Caruthersville, 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 Caruthersville, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 124 contributions totaling $9,902 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $24,301 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,279 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)