Oakwood, MO is a small city located in the midwestern region of the United States. It has a population of about 6,000 people and is a tightly-knit community that values traditional values and small-town charm above all else. Despite its small size, Oakwood has a bustling political scene. Local politics are always of great importance to the citizens of Oakwood due to the fact that decisions made at the local level can have an immediate and direct effect on their lives. The mayor of Oakwood is currently Ronald Johnson, who was elected to his fourth term in office in 2019. There is also an active City Council which consists of five members who work together to make decisions regarding issues such as zoning ordinances, public safety services, infrastructure improvements and economic development programs. Every two years, citizens are given the opportunity to vote for candidates running for local offices including those for mayor and City Council seats. This helps ensure that elected officials are held accountable by their constituents for their actions while in office.
The political climate in Oakwood, MO is leaning conservative.
Clay County, MO is leaning conservative. In Clay County, MO 46.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clay county remained Republican, 51.0% to 46.9%.
Clay county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oakwood, MO is leaning conservative.
Clay County, Missouri is leaning conservative.
Kansas City 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.
Oakwood, Missouri: d 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 Oakwood, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,598 contributions totaling $78,983 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 540 contributions totaling $56,979 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)