Odessa, MO is a small town located in the western part of Missouri with a population of 2,886 people. It is a predominantly rural area that has a mayor-council form of government. The current mayor is Gary Mott and there are four City Council members, Mark Schreiber, Misty Grissom, Mary Ann Koller, and Joe Haun. All local political candidates for the city must be voted on by the citizens in order to gain office. The town's politics usually revolve around keeping taxes low for its citizens while still providing necessary services and infrastructure such as roads and utilities. Other important issues include economic development initiatives to bring more businesses to the town and ensure housing growth within the area. In recent years Odessa has seen steady growth in population due to new businesses opening up shop in town, as well as an increase in public interest in preserving its small-town charm while still allowing development to occur.
The political climate in Odessa, MO is moderately conservative.
Lafayette County, MO is very conservative. In Lafayette County, MO 26.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lafayette county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.8% to 26.2%.
Lafayette county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Odessa, MO is moderately conservative.
Lafayette County, Missouri is very 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.
Odessa, 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 Odessa, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 324 contributions totaling $47,382 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 348 contributions totaling $39,930 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)