Bennett Springs, MO is a small town located in southwestern Missouri. The town has a vibrant political landscape that involves its citizens and local leaders. Local elections are held regularly to ensure the best representation for the people of Bennett Springs. Every year, residents come out in large numbers to cast their ballots for the candidates of their choice. Local politicians work hard to meet the needs of their constituents and strive to make decisions that will have a positive impact on the community. They work with other government entities and organizations to bring new ideas and resources into the area. This spirit of collaboration has helped Bennett Springs grow as a thriving rural community.
The political climate in Bennett Springs, MO is strongly conservative.
Laclede County, MO is very conservative. In Laclede County, MO 16.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Laclede county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.8% to 16.5%.
Laclede county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bennett Springs, MO is strongly conservative.
Laclede County, Missouri is very 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.
Bennett Springs, 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 Bennett Springs, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 332 contributions totaling $36,452 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 662 contributions totaling $424,734 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $642 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)