Sarcoxie, MO is located in Jasper County and has an active local government. The city council consists of five members who are elected for two year terms. Elections are held every April and the current Mayor is Roger Anderson. The City Council meets on the first and third Tuesday of each month to discuss local issues that affect its citizens. They also make decisions about spending, zoning, ordinances, and other matters that affect the day-to-day lives of Sarcoxie residents. Recently, Sarcoxie voters approved a bond issue to fund improvements to local roads, parks, and community centers. This has been a major initiative that has helped ensure the continued growth and prosperity of this small town. Community members take part in various forms of civic engagement such as attending City Council meetings or participating in volunteer activities to help build a stronger community. Sarcoxie's commitment to its citizens and their quality of life remains strong.
The political climate in Sarcoxie, MO is strongly conservative.
Jasper County, MO is very conservative. In Jasper County, MO 25.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jasper county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.8% to 25.8%.
Jasper county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sarcoxie, MO is strongly conservative.
Jasper County, Missouri is very conservative.
Joplin 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.
Sarcoxie, 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 Sarcoxie, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $35 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $1,426 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)