Strafford, MO is a small town in Greene County with a vibrant political culture. The town is part of the Missouri House of Representatives’ 139th District and is represented by Representative Sonya Anderson. Anderson has been active in local politics since 2012 and has served as one of Strafford’s State Representatives since 2017. She focuses on issues such as increasing educational opportunities for residents, improving public safety, and promoting economic growth for all citizens. The city’s mayor is Brad Bramhall, who was elected in 2019. He works to maintain an open dialogue with the citizens of Strafford to ensure their concerns are addressed. His primary focus has been on implementing measures that will improve the quality of life for all residents in the town. Additionally, the town council meets regularly to discuss important legislation that affects Strafford residents. All citizens have an opportunity to voice their opinion on any issue before it’s voted on by the council. Overall, Strafford is a politically active community that remains dedicated to its mission of providing amenities and resources that benefit all members of the community regardless of political affiliation or beliefs.
The political climate in Strafford, MO is moderately conservative.
Greene County, MO is moderately conservative. In Greene County, MO 38.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greene county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 58.8% to 38.7%.
Greene county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Strafford, MO is moderately conservative.
Greene County, Missouri is moderately conservative.
Springfield 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.
Strafford, 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 Strafford, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 239 contributions totaling $41,652 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 66 contributions totaling $61,245 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $928 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)