Webster Groves, Missouri is a small city located in St. Louis County and is part of the Greater St. Louis Metropolitan Area. The city is a vibrant community with a strong sense of civic engagement and involvement in local politics. The current mayor, Gerry Welch, was elected in 2019 and has been actively advocating for the growth and prosperity of Webster Groves ever since. With initiatives such as strengthening public safety, improving infrastructure, and creating economic development opportunities to support local businesses, Mayor Welch has set an agenda that works towards the betterment of all members of the community. Furthermore, several candidates have declared their intention to run for office in upcoming elections, such as Mark Parkinson (for mayor) and Rachel DeGroot (for City Council). These candidates represent a variety of backgrounds and perspectives that will help shape the future of Webster Groves moving forward.
The political climate in Webster Groves, MO is leaning liberal.
St. Louis County, MO is moderately liberal. In St. Louis County, MO 61.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Louis county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.2% to 37.2%.
St. Louis county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Webster Groves, MO is leaning liberal.
St. Louis County, Missouri is moderately liberal.
St. Louis Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Webster Groves, Missouri: d d D D D D
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 Webster Groves, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13,626 contributions totaling $2,150,658 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,486 contributions totaling $538,879 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $363 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)