Luray, MO is a small town located in south-central Missouri. Its politics are largely influenced by the state and federal governments, as well as local organizations. The state government typically provides most of the funding for projects and initiatives in Luray. At the local level, residents can vote on town ordinances, referendums, and other matters related to their daily lives. The mayor of Luray is elected every four years and is responsible for representing the interests of the citizens and overseeing municipal operations. Additionally, several city councilors are elected to serve as representatives on various committees that make up the City Council. Voting in local elections gives residents a direct voice in how their city is run.
The political climate in Luray, MO is very conservative.
Clark County, MO is very conservative. In Clark County, MO 20.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clark county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.7% to 20.0%.
Clark county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Luray, MO is very conservative.
Clark County, Missouri is very conservative.
Fort Madison-Keokuk Metro Area 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.
Luray, 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 Luray, 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 10 contributions totaling $2,800 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $280 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)