Westwood, MO is an incorporated city located in Jackson County. It is a small city with just over 1,000 residents. The local government in Westwood is headed by the mayor and city council, which consists of six elected members. The mayor and city council work together to develop policies and procedures that address the needs of the community. There are also many organizations within the community that provide resources and services for its citizens, such as community centers, libraries, public safety departments, parks & recreation facilities, and more. Local elections are held every two years to choose new representatives to represent the citizens of Westwood on the city council. Residents can get involved by voting in these elections and participating in public meetings to voice their opinion on issues that affect their daily lives.
The political climate in Westwood, MO is somewhat 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
Westwood, MO is somewhat 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.
Westwood, 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 Westwood, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,517 contributions totaling $2,410,104 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $321 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3,004 contributions totaling $2,386,529 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $794 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)