Gideon is a small town in Missouri that is known for its close-knit community and rural charm. The town is home to around 1,500 residents who come together to celebrate their shared history and traditions. Politically, Gideon tends to lean more conservatively, although there are a variety of opinions held by members of the community. Local elections usually have two or three candidates running for office, and tend to be closely contested races. Residents take their civic duty seriously and are eager to discuss current issues during local campaign events. Through it all, however, the people of Gideon remain connected to one another and strive towards creating a better future for their hometown.
The political climate in Gideon, MO is strongly conservative.
New Madrid County, MO is very conservative. In New Madrid County, MO 24.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, New Madrid county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.1% to 24.1%.
New Madrid county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gideon, MO is strongly conservative.
New Madrid 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.
Gideon, Missouri: d 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 Gideon, 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 14 contributions totaling $3,468 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $248 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)