Brentwood, Missouri is a small city located in St. Louis County, with a population of around 8,000 people. It is known for its vibrant community, excellent schools, and active local government. The City Council consists of eight elected members who serve four-year terms and are responsible for the governance of the city. Residents can get involved in politics by attending City Council meetings and taking part in local elections. Local elections usually cover important issues such as public safety, infrastructure improvements, and local tax initiatives. Community involvement is encouraged in all aspects of Brentwood’s politics to ensure that decisions made are reflective of the needs of the people. Through active engagement with their City Council members or candidates running for office, Brentwood residents can help shape their city's future.
The political climate in Brentwood, MO is somewhat 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
Brentwood, MO is somewhat 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.
Brentwood, 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 Brentwood, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,862 contributions totaling $1,808,093 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $204 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,065 contributions totaling $482,295 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $453 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)