Rockaway Beach, MO is a small town located in the Ozark Mountains. It has a rich history steeped in both farming and tourism. The population of Rockaway Beach is roughly 1,000 people and the town has its own local government with elected officials and representatives that are responsible for governing and enacting laws within the city limits. Elected officials include a mayor, four aldermen, and several other positions on various committees within the city council. Over the years, many of these local political candidates have worked to ensure that Rockaway Beach remains true to its roots by preserving its rural feel while providing services and amenities that meet the needs of residents. They strive to maintain an overall balance between traditional values and modern necessities as they work towards making this small community thrive.
The political climate in Rockaway Beach, MO is moderately conservative.
Taney County, MO is very conservative. In Taney County, MO 20.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Taney county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.9% to 20.3%.
Taney county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rockaway Beach, MO is moderately conservative.
Taney County, Missouri is very conservative.
Branson 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.
Rockaway Beach, 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 Rockaway Beach, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $1,240 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $640 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)