Albany, MO is a small city located in Gentry County in the northwestern part of Missouri. It has a population of around 1,700 people and is an important economic hub for the surrounding area. The local politics of Albany are mainly focused on improving the quality of life for its citizens. Issues like education, infrastructure, and public safety have been at the forefront of political discussion in recent years, as well as initiatives to spur economic growth. Local candidates have campaigned on platforms that include expanding access to healthcare, investing more in mental health resources, and increasing investment in infrastructure projects such as road improvements. The city council also plays an important role in setting policies related to zoning laws and taxes that affect citizens’ lives. Overall, Albany's local politics center around creating a better community for everyone who calls it home.
The political climate in Albany, MO is strongly conservative.
Gentry County, MO is very conservative. In Gentry County, MO 18.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gentry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.7% to 18.9%.
Gentry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Albany, MO is strongly conservative.
Gentry County, Missouri 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.
Albany, 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 Albany, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $910 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $955 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)