Parkdale, MO is a small town located in the heart of Missouri. It has been known for its friendly and welcoming community as well as great local businesses. Politically, Parkdale is mainly composed of conservatives who hold traditional values and beliefs. The town is represented by elected officials of the Republican party with local representatives at the state Capitol in Jefferson City. They are dedicated to protecting the rights and freedoms of their constituents while also promoting economic development throughout the area. In addition, there are various political organizations such as the Parkdale Republican Club that help citizens become more involved in their local government. Every year, debates on various issues from education to taxation occur during town hall meetings held throughout the district. These debates help shape policy decisions that affect all citizens of Parkdale and demonstrate that democracy is alive and well in this small town.
The political climate in Parkdale, MO is strongly conservative.
Jefferson County, MO is very conservative. In Jefferson County, MO 32.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.9% to 32.1%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Parkdale, MO is strongly conservative.
Jefferson County, Missouri is very conservative.
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.
Parkdale, Missouri: d r d 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 Parkdale, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 738 contributions totaling $30,822 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 245 contributions totaling $120,177 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $491 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)