Appleton City, MO is a small town with a population of about 2,500 people. Its local politics focuses on delivering the best services and improving the quality of life for its citizens. The city is divided into four wards and each ward has its own local political representatives that are elected by that particular ward's residents. Each representative works together to create and pass ordinances that support essential services for the community such as providing suitable housing, maintaining public safety, investing in education, and promoting economic development. These representatives also work closely with their constituents to ensure their voices are heard and they understand any proposed changes to city policies. Through this collaboration between local officials and citizens, Appleton City is able to continue to develop into a thriving community where everyone feels welcome.
The political climate in Appleton City, MO is strongly conservative.
St. Clair County, MO is very conservative. In St. Clair County, MO 19.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Clair county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.1% to 19.9%.
St. Clair county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Appleton City, MO is strongly conservative.
St. Clair 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.
Appleton City, 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 Appleton City, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $1,165 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)