Arnold, Missouri is a city that is committed to providing its residents with the best in local government. Local leaders continue to strive for excellence when it comes to representing the needs of their constituents. The elected officials of Arnold are actively working together to ensure that all citizens have access to quality services and resources. There are several initiatives underway that are aimed toward improving the local economy, providing better educational opportunities, and ensuring public safety. The city works hard to make sure that its citizens have a voice in decision-making processes and encourages active civic engagement. Arnold’s political environment is one of collaboration and compromise in order to benefit everyone involved.
The political climate in Arnold, MO is moderately conservative.
Jefferson County, MO is very conservative. In Jefferson County, MO 32.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.9% to 32.1%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Arnold, MO is moderately conservative.
Jefferson County, Missouri is very conservative.
St. Louis Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Arnold, Missouri: d 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 Arnold, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 323 contributions totaling $27,866 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 342 contributions totaling $47,187 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)