Ozark, MO is a small city located in the southwestern corner of the state. The city has a long history of political activity, with citizens often engaging in spirited debates over local politics and policies. Currently, Ozark is governed by a mayor and six council members who are elected to two-year terms. These elected officials are responsible for making decisions that affect the lives of its residents. Ozark's current mayor, Bob Burns, was first elected in 2017 and has since implemented an array of initiatives to improve the quality of life in the city. A major focus of his administration has been on infrastructure development, such as improving roads and investing in new parks and green spaces. Additionally, Mayor Burns has worked closely with other government agencies to attract new businesses to the city. Ozark's citizens have come together around these efforts, ensuring that their voices are heard in policy-making decisions at all levels of government. This strong commitment to civic engagement has been critical to Ozark’s success as it continues to grow and develop into an even more vibrant community.
The political climate in Ozark, MO is strongly conservative.
Christian County, MO is very conservative. In Christian County, MO 23.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Christian county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.4% to 23.7%.
Christian county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ozark, MO is strongly conservative.
Christian County, Missouri is very conservative.
Springfield 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.
Ozark, 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 Ozark, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,810 contributions totaling $477,838 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,670 contributions totaling $517,110 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)