Vandalia, Missouri is a quaint town nestled in the rolling hills of central Missouri. With a population of just over 4,000 residents, Vandalia is an ideal place to escape the hustle and bustle of city life. The political climate of Vandalia is relatively small but active. There are several local offices to be held and candidates to run for them. This includes City Council members, Mayor, Sheriff, and Clerk positions. The election cycle usually consists of local debates and forums to ensure that voters are informed on the individual stances of the candidates. In addition to providing information on candidate platforms, these events also provide citizens with a chance to meet their prospective representatives in person so they can ask questions face-to-face. Throughout election season, residents can expect plenty of political discussion and debate as each candidate vies for their respective office. Overall, the citizens of Vandalia enjoy engaging in local politics and making sure that their voices are heard during elections!
The political climate in Vandalia, MO is moderately conservative.
Audrain County, MO is very conservative. In Audrain County, MO 25.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Audrain county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.5% to 25.4%.
Audrain county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Vandalia, MO is moderately conservative.
Audrain County, Missouri is very conservative.
Mexico 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.
Vandalia, 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 Vandalia, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 72 contributions totaling $15,264 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $212 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 122 contributions totaling $4,710 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)