Rutledge, MO is a small town with a population of approximately 1,000 people. The local politics in Rutledge are highly involved and engaging for all the community members. The mayor of the town is elected from among the residents every four years and is supported by an elected board of aldermen. Every year, there are several local elections that focus on different areas such as healthcare, education, public safety and infrastructure. Residents come together to discuss their issues and vote for candidates that they feel will best represent their interests. The town also has several special interest groups that advocate for different causes and present their views to the city government. This community involvement helps ensure that Rutledge remains a vibrant and caring place to live for everyone who calls it home.
The political climate in Rutledge, MO is strongly conservative.
Scotland County, MO is very conservative. In Scotland County, MO 19.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Scotland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.5% to 19.5%.
Scotland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rutledge, MO is strongly conservative.
Scotland County, Missouri 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.
Rutledge, 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 Rutledge, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $463 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $3,996 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)