Clinton, MO has a long and rich political history, with many different local and national candidates having run in the past. Over the years, there have been different initiatives taken by the local government to ensure that all citizens have their voices heard. Participation in elections is encouraged in order to keep politics open and transparent for all citizens. Local campaigns are often centered around issues that directly affect the citizens of Clinton, such as education, infrastructure development, public safety, land use planning and economic development. Through active participation in elections, citizens can ensure that their own concerns are addressed by local politicians. Additionally, they can provide input on key decisions that may have an impact on their lives or the environment. By taking part in politics at the local level in Clinton, MO, citizens can make a difference and help shape their city’s future.
The political climate in Clinton, MO is moderately conservative.
Henry County, MO is very conservative. In Henry County, MO 24.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.3% to 24.2%.
Henry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clinton, MO is moderately conservative.
Henry 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.
Clinton, 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 Clinton, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,160 contributions totaling $69,636 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 300 contributions totaling $76,092 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $254 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)