Vista, MO is a small town with an interesting political landscape. The town features a mayor-council form of government, allowing the citizens to participate in their local governing body by electing representatives to the City Council. Elections are held every two years for the council members and mayor. In addition to regular elections, special elections are occasionally held when there are items on the ballot that require a decision from the voters. Civic engagement in Vista is high, and many residents take part in local politics by voting or attending civic meetings. The City Council works closely with businesses and other organizations in the community to ensure all voices are heard and that decisions are made in the best interest of the people. Together, they strive to create an environment that supports growth and progress, while maintaining a sense of homely small-town charm.
The political climate in Vista, MO is strongly conservative.
St. Clair County, MO is very conservative. In St. Clair County, MO 19.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Clair county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.1% to 19.9%.
St. Clair county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Vista, MO is strongly conservative.
St. Clair 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.
Vista, 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 Vista, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 433 contributions totaling $8,122 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $20,218 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $652 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)