Greenwood, MO has a long history of political involvement and engagement. The city is home to a variety of political organizations and groups that work together for the betterment of the community. Local citizens are encouraged to participate in their local government by attending meetings and voting in elections. Every four years residents have the opportunity to elect a mayor, two council members, three board members, and representatives from each ward. Each of these elected officials are dedicated to making sure Greenwood's interests are represented in local politics. Additionally, local organizations like the Greenwood Chamber of Commerce help keep citizens informed about important issues facing the city. By working with these local institutions Greenwood's residents can ensure their voices are heard in politics.
The political climate in Greenwood, MO is leaning liberal.
Jackson County, MO is moderately liberal. In Jackson County, MO 59.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.8% to 37.9%.
Jackson county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Greenwood, MO is leaning liberal.
Jackson County, Missouri is moderately liberal.
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.
Greenwood, 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 Greenwood, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 588 contributions totaling $18,583 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 99 contributions totaling $28,661 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $290 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)