Mount Vernon, MO is a small city located in the Ozarks of Southwest Missouri. This area has a vibrant political life, with the local government being highly engaged in the community. The city is governed by a mayor and six council members who are elected every four years by registered voters in Mount Vernon. Local issues such as economic growth, infrastructure development, education, and public safety are all areas of focus for the city's governing body. As part of their commitment to the community, the city also hosts regular town hall meetings where residents can come voice concerns about issues and learn more about what their representatives are doing for them. In addition to these public forums, there are also several civic organizations that work to engage citizens in local politics. These organizations host events such as candidate debates and voter registration drives to ensure that all members of the Mount Vernon community have access to information about upcoming elections and how they can make their voices heard.
The political climate in Mount Vernon, MO is strongly conservative.
Lawrence County, MO is very conservative. In Lawrence County, MO 17.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lawrence county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.4% to 17.9%.
Lawrence county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mount Vernon, MO is strongly conservative.
Lawrence 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.
Mount Vernon, 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 Mount Vernon, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 54 contributions totaling $2,669 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 99 contributions totaling $12,367 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)