Commerce, MO is a town in northwest Missouri known for its strong sense of community and small-town charm. It is located in St. Clair County, which has an active and vibrant political scene. The local government consists of a mayor, several city council members and other committees such as the Zoning Board of Adjustment and Planning & Zoning Commission. Elections are held regularly to determine who will serve on these boards and councils, with citizens voting for representatives they feel will best represent their interests and values. The current mayor is Mark Southerland, who was elected in 2019. Other popular local political issues include economic development, infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives and education reform. With such an engaged political environment, Commerce residents take part in the democratic process in an effort to ensure their needs are met.
The political climate in Commerce, MO is very conservative.
Scott County, MO is very conservative. In Scott County, MO 21.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Scott county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.6% to 21.1%.
Scott county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Commerce, MO is very conservative.
Scott County, Missouri is very conservative.
Sikeston 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.
Commerce, 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 Commerce, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 55 contributions totaling $5,753 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $1,159 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)