Duquesne, Missouri is a small town with big politics. The town has been around for over 150 years and is home to many active citizens who are passionate about their local politics. Duquesne is governed by a mayor and board of aldermen, with the mayor elected by popular vote every two years. It also has an elected town clerk, treasurer and several judges who are appointed by the mayor. The town regularly holds elections in order to make sure its community representatives accurately reflect the needs and desires of its people. Issues vary from year to year but typically center around things like infrastructure improvements, economic development, public safety initiatives,and educational resources for its citizens. Residents regularly take part in political discussions and debates that explore the best ways to ensure that all members of the community can benefit from the decisions being made by their elected officials.
The political climate in Duquesne, MO is moderately conservative.
Jasper County, MO is very conservative. In Jasper County, MO 25.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jasper county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.8% to 25.8%.
Jasper county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Duquesne, MO is moderately conservative.
Jasper County, Missouri is very conservative.
Joplin 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.
Duquesne, 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 Duquesne, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,507 contributions totaling $209,761 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 847 contributions totaling $2,124,376 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,508 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)