Ash Grove, Missouri is a small and charming town located in the Ozark region of the state. It is primarily known for its vibrant outdoor activities that draw visitors and locals alike. Despite its size, the politics of Ash Grove are an integral part of life here. With elections held every two years, residents have an active role in choosing who will represent them locally at both the state and federal levels. The current mayor is Peter Jones, who was elected in 2020 with 59% of the vote and has been working to improve infrastructure in the area since then. Residents also have several voting opportunities for representatives to represent them in Congress and other offices across Missouri. In addition to voting for their local candidates, community members can also become involved by attending meetings or volunteering on political campaigns during election season. Ash Grove's political system encourages citizens to be involved and informed on local decisions that affect their lives.
The political climate in Ash Grove, MO is moderately conservative.
Greene County, MO is moderately conservative. In Greene County, MO 38.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greene county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 58.8% to 38.7%.
Greene county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ash Grove, MO is moderately conservative.
Greene County, Missouri is moderately conservative.
Springfield Metro Area 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.
Ash Grove, 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 Ash Grove, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $1,852 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $5,220 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)