Crystal Lakes, MO is a small city located in the center of the state with a population of just over 10,000 people. Despite its size, Crystal Lakes still has an active political system that impacts residents’ lives. The city is run by an elected Mayor and Board of Aldermen that work together to create policies for the community. Crystal Lakes has held several local elections this past year, such as for mayor and various seats on the Board of Aldermen. Each election brought out eager citizens eager to have their voices heard and have their opinions reflected in their local government. The citizens of Crystal Lakes are passionate and engaged when it comes to politics and take pride in Casting their votes for candidates who align with their values.
The political climate in Crystal Lakes, MO is very conservative.
Ray County, MO is very conservative. In Ray County, MO 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ray county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.5% to 26.6%.
Ray county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Crystal Lakes, MO is very conservative.
Ray 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.
Crystal Lakes, Missouri: d 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 Crystal Lakes, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 280 contributions totaling $11,892 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 103 contributions totaling $17,753 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)