Castor, MO is a small town with a population of approximately 5,000 people. The town has a long-standing tradition of politics and the people are proud of their local government leadership. Castor prides itself on having an open government that collaborates with the local citizenry to ensure that everyone’s needs are met. The city council meets regularly to discuss important matters such as budgeting, zoning regulations, public safety standards, and other issues that impact the quality of life in Castor. Elections are held every two years for Mayor and City Council positions, allowing local residents to have a say in who represents them at the city level. The current Mayor and City Council members are focused on creating a safe and prosperous future for all citizens in Castor.
The political climate in Castor, MO is strongly conservative.
Stoddard County, MO is very conservative. In Stoddard County, MO 13.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stoddard county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.5% to 13.5%.
Stoddard county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Castor, MO is strongly conservative.
Stoddard 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.
Castor, 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 Castor, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 351 contributions totaling $39,151 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 231 contributions totaling $214,638 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $929 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)