Spruce, MO is a small town located in the Midwestern part of the United States. It is home to a close-knit community of citizens who enjoy a peaceful way of life. Although Spruce does not have its own local political candidates, residents still take an active role in politics by participating in elections at the state and national levels. The people of Spruce are committed to making their voices heard in order to ensure that their interests are represented on all levels of government. They also strive to stay informed on current issues and policies so they can make educated decisions when voting. With such commitment and engagement, Spruce’s citizens continue to shape the future of their beloved town for years to come.
The political climate in Spruce, MO is strongly conservative.
Bates County, MO is very conservative. In Bates County, MO 19.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bates county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.2% to 19.8%.
Bates county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Spruce, MO is strongly conservative.
Bates County, Missouri is very conservative.
Kansas City 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.
Spruce, 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 Spruce, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 88 contributions totaling $3,668 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 97 contributions totaling $19,782 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $204 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)