Cleveland, MO is a small city located in the southeastern part of the state. While it may be small in size, it has a strong sense of community and an active local political scene. The city is served by various municipal offices including a mayor, city council, and various boards and commissions. The mayor and city council are elected in nonpartisan elections that take place every two years. In addition to these officials, citizens can also get involved in local politics by voting for candidates in state and federal elections who represent their interests on the national level. Local organizations such as the Cleveland Area Chamber of Commerce are also actively engaged in advocating for constituents’ needs at both the local and state levels. With an active citizenry and engaged representatives, Cleveland remains committed to ensuring that all voices have a seat at the table when decisions about their community are being made.
The political climate in Cleveland, MO is strongly conservative.
Cass County, MO is strongly conservative. In Cass County, MO 33.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cass county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.6% to 33.1%.
Cass county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cleveland, MO is strongly conservative.
Cass County, Missouri is strongly conservative.
Kansas City 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.
Cleveland, 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 Cleveland, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 154 contributions totaling $32,736 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 36 contributions totaling $9,304 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $258 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)