Quitman, MO is a small town located in the Ozarks of Missouri. It has a long history of local politics and community involvement. Residents are passionate about their town and take pride in their town’s political participation, as evidenced by the presence of several local political organizations and numerous candidates running for office each election cycle. The city council is made up of elected officials who are responsible for making decisions that affect Quitman's future. The mayor holds legislative powers over the city government while also being responsible for providing overall leadership to the community. City hall also holds regular meetings where citizens can discuss various issues and learn more about what is going on in their town. The city has an active voting record with high turnout rates during elections, demonstrating the importance placed on influencing local government decisions.
The political climate in Quitman, MO is strongly conservative.
Nodaway County, MO is very conservative. In Nodaway County, MO 28.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nodaway county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.3% to 28.8%.
Nodaway county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Quitman, MO is strongly conservative.
Nodaway County, Missouri is very conservative.
Maryville 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.
Quitman, 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 Quitman, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)