West Line, MO is a small town in the Midwest United States with a population of approximately 3,000 people. The local political scene is dominated by the Democratic Party. The current mayor is John Smith, who was elected to a second term in 2019. There are currently three City Council members who each represent different parts of the city. The city council meets monthly to discuss local issues and policies that affect the citizens of West Line. The mayor also works together with other local leaders to address community concerns and create initiatives for the betterment of West Line. Local elections take place every year and candidates from both major parties compete for office positions such as Mayor, City Council Members, school board members, and others. In addition to voting on local candidates, West Line residents also have the opportunity to participate in state and national elections. It is important for West Line residents to stay informed about upcoming elections so they can make an informed decision when casting their ballots.
The political climate in West Line, MO is strongly conservative.
Cass County, MO is strongly conservative. In Cass County, MO 33.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cass county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.6% to 33.1%.
Cass county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West Line, MO is strongly conservative.
Cass County, Missouri is strongly conservative.
Kansas City 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.
West Line, 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 West Line, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 77 contributions totaling $16,368 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $4,652 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $258 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)