The politics in the small town of Bear Creek, MO, are largely represented by the local government. Elected officials serve as representatives for the community and strive to ensure that the town’s citizens have access to a variety of services and resources. The Mayor of Bear Creek is elected every two years, and they have several boards within their office such as law enforcement, economy, education, public health, and more. In addition to the Mayor’s office, there are several city council members who serve on various committees to help shape policy and address issues within the community. Residents can also engage in local politics by attending public hearings or participating in political campaigns. Overall, Bear Creek has a strong sense of civic responsibility which helps its residents develop and maintain a sense of unity.
The political climate in Bear Creek, MO is strongly conservative.
Henry County, MO is very conservative. In Henry County, MO 24.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.3% to 24.2%.
Henry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bear Creek, MO is strongly conservative.
Henry 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.
Bear Creek, 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 Bear Creek, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 590 contributions totaling $35,228 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 171 contributions totaling $40,746 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $238 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)