Glasgow, Missouri is situated in Howard County and is a small town with a population of around 2,000 people. The politics in Glasgow are governed by a Board of Aldermen that is elected by the citizens of the town. The board consists of five members who are responsible for making decisions that affect the local government. These members are elected for two-year terms and serve to create policy recommendations, set budgets, implement programs, and review building permits and zoning regulations. They also work with residents on various projects that benefit the community such as beautification efforts or improvements to public facilities. Additionally, they ensure that city laws are followed and enforce regulations when necessary. In addition to this board, representatives from both state and national governments also have offices in Glasgow to provide assistance for any issues related to political matters.
The political climate in Glasgow, MO is strongly conservative.
Howard County, MO is very conservative. In Howard County, MO 27.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Howard county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.8% to 27.7%.
Howard county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Glasgow, MO is strongly conservative.
Howard 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.
Glasgow, 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 Glasgow, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 44 contributions totaling $6,700 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $210 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)