Whiteman AFB, MO is an important military base in the United States. It is home to the Air Force's 509th Bomb Wing, as well as a host of other units and personnel associated with the U.S. Military. As such, it has its own distinct political climate separate from its more general surrounding state and national politics. Within Whiteman AFB, there are a variety of different organizations that meet regularly to discuss local issues and develop plans of action for their respective areas of interest. These organizations are very active in promoting their views on specific political issues surrounding the military base and can often be seen holding meetings or participating in events related to these topics. With such active participation from local groups, there is bound to be plenty of political debate among the different factions on any given issue. Generally speaking, military personnel at Whiteman AFB tend to lean towards conservative views on most issues but open dialogue remains encouraged and accepted throughout the base.
The political climate in Whiteman AFB, MO is moderately conservative.
Johnson County, MO is very conservative. In Johnson County, MO 30.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Johnson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.8% to 30.1%.
Johnson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Whiteman AFB, MO is moderately conservative.
Johnson County, Missouri is very conservative.
Warrensburg 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.
Whiteman AFB, 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 Whiteman AFB, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $270 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 77 contributions totaling $11,540 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)