Claycomo, MO is a small town located in the western part of Missouri. It is known for being a quiet and friendly community with strong family values and a great sense of community. The local political scene in Claycomo is also quite strong. Every election cycle, the town turns out to vote on important issues that affect their lives. The Town Council works hard to ensure that their constituents’ voices are being heard and respected by addressing their concerns at each meeting. Local candidates have also made an effort to reach out to citizens by attending community events, hosting town hall meetings, and engaging in conversations about what matters most to Claycomo residents. Despite its smaller size, Claycomo has proven it can take part in larger state-level politics as well by supporting statewide initiatives such as the expansion of Medicaid access and increased funding for public schools.
The political climate in Claycomo, MO is leaning conservative.
Clay County, MO is leaning conservative. In Clay County, MO 46.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clay county remained Republican, 51.0% to 46.9%.
Clay county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Claycomo, MO is leaning conservative.
Clay County, Missouri is leaning 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.
Claycomo, Missouri: d 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 Claycomo, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,173 contributions totaling $338,263 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 838 contributions totaling $149,688 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)