The city of Chariton, MO is known for its friendly small-town atmosphere and strong sense of community. The people of Chariton take pride in their town and are highly involved in local politics. Local elections are fiercely contested, with candidates from all political backgrounds vying to make their mark on the city. City council meetings are always well-attended, as the citizens of Chariton recognize that their voices should be heard when it comes to matters that affect them. Through debates and discussions in these meetings, the decisions made by the elected officials have a direct impact on how Chariton progresses into the future.
The political climate in Chariton, MO is very conservative.
Chariton County, MO is very conservative. In Chariton County, MO 22.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chariton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.3% to 22.5%.
Chariton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chariton, MO is very conservative.
Chariton 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.
Chariton, 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 Chariton, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 202 contributions totaling $13,031 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $4,453 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)