Elmer, MO is home to a diverse population that is highly engaged in local politics. The city council is made up of seven members elected at-large and serve staggered four-year terms. Residents are also involved in electing candidates to statewide offices such as the Governor of Missouri, senators, and representatives. There are several candidates running for these positions in Elmer who are passionate about serving their community by advocating for their rights and needs. Issues that the people of Elmer care deeply about include education, public safety, economic development, and infrastructure. Through the work of these elected officials, Elmer remains a vibrant and thriving city where residents can enjoy a high quality of life.
The political climate in Elmer, MO is very conservative.
Macon County, MO is very conservative. In Macon County, MO 21.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Macon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.5% to 21.2%.
Macon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elmer, MO is very conservative.
Macon County, Missouri 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.
Elmer, 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 Elmer, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)