Delta, MO is a small town in southeastern Missouri with a population of approximately 545 people. It has an elected mayor and four trustees that manage the town's affairs. Additionally, the county courthouse serves as the seat of government for the county. Residents of Delta are actively involved in local politics and vote on various issues that affect their community. On occasion, local political candidates will run for office, campaigning to represent their constituents in Delta. These candidates typically discuss issues related to economic development, education, public safety, health care, infrastructure and other important topics that impact daily life in Delta.
The political climate in Delta, MO is strongly conservative.
Cape Girardeau County, MO is very conservative. In Cape Girardeau 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, Cape Girardeau county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.5% to 26.6%.
Cape Girardeau county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Delta, MO is strongly conservative.
Cape Girardeau County, Missouri is very conservative.
Cape Girardeau 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.
Delta, 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 Delta, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $342 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $600 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)