Harris, MO is a small town in central Missouri with a population of just over 1,000 people. The politics of Harris are heavily influenced by the state and national government. At the local level, Harris residents have the opportunity to vote for their mayor and members of city council during municipal elections that take place every two years. Currently, Mayor Robert Smith is leading the city and has been since 2014. In addition to the Mayor’s office, there are four city council members who work together to make decisions on behalf of Harris citizens. All elected officials must make sure their decisions reflect the best interests of Harris residents.
The political climate in Harris, MO is moderately conservative.
Sullivan County, MO is very conservative. In Sullivan County, MO 19.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sullivan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.9% to 19.3%.
Sullivan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Harris, MO is moderately conservative.
Sullivan 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.
Harris, 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 Harris, 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 2 contributions totaling $650 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $325 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)