Armstrong, MO is a small, rural town located in the heart of midwestern America. Despite its size, Armstrong has an active political scene. The mayor of the town is currently Jack Stevens, who was elected to his fourth term in 2020. The city council consists of five members, all elected by the residents of Armstrong every two years. These members work together to make decisions that benefit the town and its citizens. Local issues such as taxes, infrastructure improvements, and school funding are discussed at these meetings. Residents also have the opportunity to voice their opinions on these issues and suggest actions that can be taken to address them. Furthermore, Armstrong hosts several local political events throughout the year which allow residents to come out and meet their representatives face-to-face and discuss important matters with them. Through these events, citizens learn more about the inner workings of their government and feel like they have a say in its operations.
The political climate in Armstrong, MO is very conservative.
Howard County, MO is very conservative. In Howard County, MO 27.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Howard county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.8% to 27.7%.
Howard county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Armstrong, MO is very conservative.
Howard 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.
Armstrong, 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 Armstrong, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $778 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $3,031 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $253 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)