Cameron, Missouri is a small town with a population of 8,267 people. Located in the north-central part of the state near the Iowa border, it is a tight-knit community that values its local politics. Cameron residents take an active role in their political process by electing City Council members and Mayor to represent their interests. The current Mayor is John McAdoo, who has served since 2013. The City Council is made up of seven members who oversee all city operations and ensure Cameron's continued growth and success. Residents also have an opportunity to get involved in local politics by attending council meetings when issues arise, voting in elections, and engaging with their elected officials at public forums. Local citizens work hard to keep their community vibrant and successful by getting informed and staying engaged with the political process.
The political climate in Cameron, MO is strongly conservative.
Clinton County, MO is very conservative. In Clinton County, MO 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clinton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.5% to 26.6%.
Clinton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cameron, MO is strongly conservative.
Clinton County, Missouri is very conservative.
Kansas City 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.
Cameron, 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 Cameron, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 372 contributions totaling $16,430 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 136 contributions totaling $14,728 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)