Baker, MO is a small town located in southeastern Missouri. The town has a rich political history, with both Democrats and Republicans competing for local office seats. The people of Baker are diligent and passionate in selecting representatives who will best represent their interests. In the municipal elections that take place every two years, voters carefully consider the stances of potential candidates on issues such as job opportunities, health care, education, public safety, taxes, and infrastructure. After careful consideration of each candidate's policies and background, residents cast their votes to select a leader who will bring change to Baker and its surrounding areas. Townspeople also work together to ensure fair elections throughout the region by joining local task forces or helping out at polling locations. As Baker looks forward to new leadership in upcoming years, its citizens remain committed to promoting an inclusive democracy for all residents.
The political climate in Baker, MO is very conservative.
Linn County, MO is very conservative. In Linn County, MO 22.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Linn county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.2% to 22.3%.
Linn county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Baker, MO is very conservative.
Linn 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.
Baker, 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 Baker, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 60 contributions totaling $5,605 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 52 contributions totaling $6,006 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)