Walnut Grove, MO is a small town in the Midwest United States. Although it is not a major political hotspot, there are still elections and politics that are important to the residents of Walnut Grove. In recent years, local elections have become more competitive as more people have moved into the area. The races for mayor and city council are typically highly contested with several candidates vying for the various positions. These candidates come from a variety of backgrounds and have differing opinions on how to best serve the community. Residents take part in these elections by showing up to vote or by volunteering their time and energy to support their choice of candidate. It is clear that politics plays an important role in the life of Walnut Grove's citizens and they take this responsibility seriously.
The political climate in Walnut Grove, MO is moderately conservative.
Greene County, MO is moderately conservative. In Greene County, MO 38.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greene county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 58.8% to 38.7%.
Greene county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Walnut Grove, MO is moderately conservative.
Greene County, Missouri is moderately conservative.
Springfield 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.
Walnut Grove, 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 Walnut Grove, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 87 contributions totaling $5,246 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $1,687 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)