Buffalo, MO is a small town located in Dallas County, Missouri. It has a population of 735 as of the most recent census. The politics of Buffalo are largely governed by the local government of Dallas County, with elections held every two years for the offices of county executive and county council members. In addition to local representatives, the town also elects state representatives and senators who serve in Missouri's state legislature. Issues such as taxes, infrastructure improvement, and public safety are all debated by the people of Buffalo in these elections. With candidates from both major parties vying for office, debates often become heated as residents fight for their beliefs and defend their hometown's interests.
The political climate in Buffalo, MO is moderately conservative.
Dallas County, MO is very conservative. In Dallas County, MO 17.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dallas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.7% to 17.0%.
Dallas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Buffalo, MO is moderately conservative.
Dallas 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.
Buffalo, 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 Buffalo, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 310 contributions totaling $19,038 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 112 contributions totaling $4,988 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)