Ellisville, MO is a small city located in western St. Louis County. It is home to a vibrant political scene, with the Mayor and Board of Aldermen leading the way. The officials work together to create legislation that best suits the needs of the community and represent their constituents. Local elections are held every two years for different positions, giving citizens an opportunity to have their voices heard in government decisions. Residents who are passionate about improving the lives of fellow Ellisvillians often run for local office or volunteer on campaigns. Issues range from community development and infrastructure improvements to economic development and public safety initiatives. Despite its size, Ellisville has a strong commitment to civic engagement and strives to create a better future for all its residents.
The political climate in Ellisville, MO is leaning liberal.
St. Louis County, MO is moderately liberal. In St. Louis County, MO 61.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Louis county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.2% to 37.2%.
St. Louis county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ellisville, MO is leaning liberal.
St. Louis County, Missouri is moderately liberal.
St. Louis 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.
Ellisville, Missouri: d d D D D D
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 Ellisville, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12,581 contributions totaling $1,113,486 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,488 contributions totaling $922,410 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $264 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)