Foster, MO is a small, rural town located in the southeast corner of Missouri. The town has a strong sense of community and its residents are proud of their local politics. Local politics in Foster are managed by a mayor-council government system, with the mayor as the head official. Mayor Bob Smith is currently serving his second term and is passionate about improving the quality of life for Foster's citizens. In recent years, he has been able to bring numerous improvements to the town and its infrastructure, such as installing new sewer systems and updating the roads. Beyond this, Mayor Smith works closely with other elected officials in order to ensure that local laws are enforced and that public services remain efficient. Through his dedication to Foster’s citizens and its local government system, Mayor Smith is an integral part of making sure that everyday life in Foster runs smoothly and safely.
The political climate in Foster, MO is very conservative.
Bates County, MO is very conservative. In Bates County, MO 19.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bates county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.2% to 19.8%.
Bates county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Foster, MO is very conservative.
Bates 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.
Foster, 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 Foster, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $300 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)