St. Mary, MO is a small town located in the Midwestern United States. It has an estimated population of around 6,000 people and is home to a vibrant local political scene. Local politics in St. Mary are centered around issues such as education, public safety, infrastructure and economic development. There are several local political candidates that run for office each election cycle, representing different points of view on these topics. The citizens of St. Mary have a strong commitment to their community and take pride in supporting those elected officials who continue to promote the values that make up the fabric of their small town.
The political climate in St. Mary, MO is very conservative.
Ste. Genevieve County, MO is very conservative. In Ste. Genevieve County, MO 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ste. Genevieve county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.8% to 28.6%.
Ste. Genevieve county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
St. Mary, MO is very conservative.
Ste. Genevieve 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.
St. Mary, Missouri: d d D 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 St. Mary, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $149 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $559 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)