Sturgeon, MO is a small town in central Missouri, with a population of approximately 1,000 people. Its politics are largely shaped by the needs and opinions of the local citizens. Many Sturgeon residents are active members in their community and take part in the political process by voting in local elections. They also participate in town hall meetings to voice their concerns or opinions on various topics such as taxes or public safety initiatives. Local political candidates must be mindful of their constituents’ desires when running for office and remain available to answer questions or address issues that may arise during their term. With its strong sense of community spirit, Sturgeon encourages involvement from all its citizens and ensures that the government is truly representative of its people.
The political climate in Sturgeon, MO is leaning conservative.
Boone County, MO is somewhat liberal. In Boone County, MO 54.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Boone county remained strongly Democratic, 54.8% to 42.3%.
Boone county voted Democratic in five of the last six Presidential elections (2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sturgeon, MO is leaning conservative.
Boone County, Missouri is somewhat liberal.
Columbia Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Sturgeon, Missouri: d r D d d D
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 Sturgeon, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $390 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)