The politics in Chain of Rocks, Missouri is a complex issue due to the small size of the town. Although it is not known exactly how many people live in Chain of Rocks, the population is likely small with only a few thousand residents. Thus, there are few local political candidates for citizens to choose from. Local elections are often decided by a relatively small number of people who have an even smaller influence on the state and national level. However, due to its close proximity to St. Louis, local political issues may sometimes be impacted by decisions made further away. Despite this, Chain of Rocks still has a strong sense of community and many active citizens who take part in local politics when they can.
The political climate in Chain of Rocks, MO is very conservative.
Lincoln County, MO is very conservative. In Lincoln County, MO 22.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.2% to 22.7%.
Lincoln county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chain of Rocks, MO is very conservative.
Lincoln County, Missouri is very conservative.
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.
Chain of Rocks, 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 Chain of Rocks, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 34 contributions totaling $384 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $11 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $1,787 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)