Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO is a suburb of St. Louis with a diverse and vibrant community. In terms of politics, the city is mainly represented in the state legislature by Democrats from both sides of the aisle. While there have been some recent Republican victories in state-wide elections, Bellefontaine Neighbors has remained largely a Democratic-leaning city. When it comes to local politics, several candidates have run for office over the years including school board seats and mayor's races. In addition to local races, residents are encouraged to get involved in their communities through various civic groups and organizations that work towards making Bellefontaine Neighbors an even better place to live. Through volunteerism, residents can make a difference in their own neighborhoods and help shape the future of Bellefontaine Neighbors for generations to come.
The political climate in Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO is moderately liberal.
St. Louis County, MO is moderately liberal. In St. Louis County, MO 61.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Louis county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.2% to 37.2%.
St. Louis county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO is moderately liberal.
St. Louis County, Missouri is moderately liberal.
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.
Bellefontaine Neighbors, Missouri: d d D D D D
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 Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,033 contributions totaling $118,809 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 44 contributions totaling $14,454 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $329 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)