Clarksdale, MO is a small town with an active and engaged political community. The town has a city council that meets regularly to discuss local issues and plans for the future of the community. The mayor serves as the leader of the council and is elected by the citizens. Local elections are held every two years to determine who will serve as mayor and on city council. During these elections, citizens have the opportunity to elect candidates who have their best interests at heart and will help shape Clarksdale’s future. In addition to voting for local leaders, Clarksdale residents also have opportunities to participate in state-level activities such as referendums and initiatives to make their voices heard. Civic engagement is an integral part of life in Clarksdale and its citizens are passionate about making sure their opinions are taken into account when it comes to decisions that affect their town.
The political climate in Clarksdale, MO is very conservative.
DeKalb County, MO is very conservative. In DeKalb County, MO 19.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, DeKalb county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.9% to 19.2%.
DeKalb county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clarksdale, MO is very conservative.
DeKalb County, Missouri is very conservative.
St. Joseph 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.
Clarksdale, 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 Clarksdale, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $20 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $10 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $575 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $192 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)