Big Spring, MO is a small city located in southwestern Missouri. It has a rich history of local politics, with numerous people running for office each year. In recent years, the city has seen an influx of younger candidates who are more progressive in their views and policies. These candidates have managed to capture the attention of the city’s citizens by proposing ideas such as increased public transportation options, more diverse housing opportunities, and stronger economic investments into the community. The current mayor, Rob Mays, is a strong proponent of these ideals and continues to seek ways to make Big Spring a better place to live. With his leadership and that of many other energetic leaders throughout the city, Big Spring is sure to remain an active political center for years to come.
The political climate in Big Spring, MO is very conservative.
Montgomery County, MO is very conservative. In Montgomery County, MO 20.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.4% to 20.9%.
Montgomery county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Big Spring, MO is very conservative.
Montgomery 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.
Big Spring, 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 Big Spring, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 106 contributions totaling $4,090 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 115 contributions totaling $22,398 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $195 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)