The politics of Clarkson Valley, MO are reflective of the state and nation as a whole. The citizens of Clarkson Valley are encouraged to be engaged in politics and the local decision-making process. Political candidates running for office in Clarkson Valley often discuss topics such as education, jobs, infrastructure, public safety, health care access and other issues that impact the community. Elected officials in Clarkson Valley strive to represent their constituents' interests when making decisions that will affect the entire community. Voting is an important civic duty and every resident should ensure they are educated on the current issues before heading to the polls. Local debate forums and meetings provide residents with an opportunity to hear from candidates about their stances on different issues and this allows for a greater understanding of what each candidate can bring to office if elected.
The political climate in Clarkson Valley, MO is leaning 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
Clarkson Valley, MO is leaning 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.
Clarkson Valley, 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 Clarkson Valley, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,602 contributions totaling $963,784 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,000 contributions totaling $839,378 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $420 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)