Westphalia, MO is a small town located in the midwestern United States. It is known for its peaceful atmosphere and laid-back lifestyle. As with many other towns of its size, politics in Westphalia are mostly local. The town is represented by a mayor, along with four town aldermen who handle local matters and take care of the constituents’ needs. The mayor and the aldermen are elected by the residents of Westphalia during municipal elections that take place every two years on the first Tuesday of April. Residents can also get involved by serving as poll workers or becoming part of various committees that work to improve life in their community. Westphalia's political system gives citizens the opportunity to have their voices heard and help shape their hometown for future generations.
The political climate in Westphalia, MO is very conservative.
Osage County, MO is very conservative. In Osage County, MO 13.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Osage county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.1% to 13.7%.
Osage county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Westphalia, MO is very conservative.
Osage County, Missouri is very conservative.
Jefferson City 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.
Westphalia, 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 Westphalia, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $510 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 95 contributions totaling $2,560,205 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $26,950 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)