Sunrise Beach, MO is a small community located on the shore of Lake of the Ozarks in central Missouri. The community has a long history of political activism, with citizens engaging in issues that are important for the well-being of their town. While Sunrise Beach does not have any local political candidates, civic engagement is still strong among its citizens. Every year, citizens meet to discuss matters such as taxation, zoning regulations, and public safety. As part of this civic engagement, local organizations often form committees to focus on specific topics or areas of interest. These committees provide residents with an opportunity to share their views and opinions about how their town should be governed. With its active citizenry and vibrant political atmosphere, Sunrise Beach stands as an example of how a small community can make a big impact when it comes to affecting change in the state government.
The political climate in Sunrise Beach, MO is strongly conservative.
Camden County, MO is very conservative. In Camden County, MO 22.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Camden county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.0% to 22.8%.
Camden county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sunrise Beach, MO is strongly conservative.
Camden 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.
Sunrise Beach, 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 Sunrise Beach, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 544 contributions totaling $24,605 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 356 contributions totaling $49,462 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)