Mehlville, MO is a small town located in the heart of St. Louis County. The town has a strong sense of community and is known for its friendly residents and relaxed atmosphere. The local politics focus on issues such as public safety, economic development, infrastructure improvements, and education. Mehlville is represented on the St. Louis County Council by three members who are elected to serve four-year terms. Additionally, the town also holds an annual election for Mayor and Board of Aldermen which are responsible for enacting local laws and ordinances as well as managing municipal budgets and services. Local elections often feature candidates from both major parties but non-partisan candidates often make their presence known through grassroots campaigns that focus on issues that are important to the residents of Mehlville.
The political climate in Mehlville, MO is somewhat liberal.
St. Louis County, MO is moderately liberal. In St. Louis County, MO 61.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Louis county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.2% to 37.2%.
St. Louis county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mehlville, MO is somewhat liberal.
St. Louis County, Missouri is moderately liberal.
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.
Mehlville, 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 Mehlville, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,612 contributions totaling $545,926 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,229 contributions totaling $360,642 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)