Van Buren, MO is a small city located in the Southeastern region of Missouri. The city has a long history and is rich with culture, arts, and vibrant local businesses. The political landscape in Van Buren reflects the diversity of its population. Local elections are held regularly to select representatives for City Council, Board of Education, and other local positions. Voters have the opportunity to select candidates that share their ideals and values and are committed to working on behalf of the community's best interests. Major political issues in Van Buren include economic development, infrastructure improvements, education reform, job growth, and public safety. As an engaged community, Van Buren residents come together to ensure that their voices are heard on important matters that affect them all.
The political climate in Van Buren, MO is strongly conservative.
Carter County, MO is very conservative. In Carter County, MO 14.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carter county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.6% to 14.4%.
Carter county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Van Buren, MO is strongly conservative.
Carter 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.
Van Buren, 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 Van Buren, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $501 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $2,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,000 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)