Concordia, Missouri is a small town located in Lafayette County. The town has a thriving community and is home to many generations of families who have lived there for decades. In terms of politics, Concordia has traditionally leaned toward center-right values. There are no local political candidates running currently, but residents of Concordia remain active in the government process at the state and national levels by engaging in discussions on important issues and voting in elections. The city is passionate about making sure their voices are heard and that they are participating in the political process.
The political climate in Concordia, MO is strongly conservative.
Lafayette County, MO is very conservative. In Lafayette County, MO 26.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lafayette county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.8% to 26.2%.
Lafayette county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Concordia, MO is strongly conservative.
Lafayette County, Missouri is very 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.
Concordia, 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 Concordia, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 50 contributions totaling $2,821 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $2,878 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)