Arcadia, MO is a small, rural town with a population of around 1,500 people. It is located in the northwest corner of the state and is part of the larger St. Louis metropolitan area. Politically, Arcadia has been traditionally conservative, leaning Republican in local elections. Although it is not an overly political town, Arcadia is actively involved in local politics and has a number of candidates running for various positions each election season. Issues such as taxes, education, infrastructure and public safety are important to the citizens of Arcadia and they are eager to elect candidates who will work hard to improve their community and ensure its long-term success.
The political climate in Arcadia, MO is strongly conservative.
Iron County, MO is very conservative. In Iron County, MO 20.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Iron county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.3% to 20.6%.
Iron county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Arcadia, MO is strongly conservative.
Iron 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.
Arcadia, Missouri: r r d 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 Arcadia, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 69 contributions totaling $7,509 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)