Lake Tekakwitha, MO is a small rural town in the Heartland of America. Politically, it is a heavily conservative area with residents that largely vote Republican in national and state elections. The local political landscape consists of a mayor and city council members who serve two year terms and are voted on by citizens of Lake Tekakwitha. There is also an active school board with elected representatives that oversee the education system in the area. Local residents take part in political discussions at their local churches or civic organizations such as the Rotary Club or Lions Club. Lake Tekakwitha is typically run by its own set of rules and regulations which make life easier for those who choose to live here. Overall, the politics in Lake Tekakwitha are relatively predictable and straightforward, making it a nice place to live and raise a family.
The political climate in Lake Tekakwitha, MO is strongly conservative.
Jefferson County, MO is very conservative. In Jefferson County, MO 32.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.9% to 32.1%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lake Tekakwitha, MO is strongly conservative.
Jefferson County, Missouri is very conservative.
St. Louis 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.
Lake Tekakwitha, Missouri: d r d 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 Lake Tekakwitha, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 316 contributions totaling $35,828 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 79 contributions totaling $37,548 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $475 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)