Willard, MO is a small city in Missouri with a population of just over 8,000 people. As such, the politics of the area are typically local in nature and focus on issues that would affect the residents of Willard. The city is led by an elected mayor and five council members who work together to make decisions for the benefit of their constituents. Local candidates often come from various political backgrounds ranging from liberal to conservative. They must be knowledgeable about the local issues and keep up with what their constituents need or want. Candidates usually debate on topics such as public safety, infrastructure, education and economic development when running for election. In short, Willard MO has its own unique style of local politics that works to better its citizens’ way of life.
The political climate in Willard, MO is moderately conservative.
Greene County, MO is moderately conservative. In Greene County, MO 38.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greene county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 58.8% to 38.7%.
Greene county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Willard, MO is moderately conservative.
Greene County, Missouri is moderately conservative.
Springfield 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.
Willard, 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 Willard, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,350 contributions totaling $185,633 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,560 contributions totaling $2,208,372 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,416 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)