Coal, MO is a small town located in the Midwest region of the United States. Despite its size, politics in Coal are just as important as they are anywhere else and local citizens actively participate in political activities. Despite not having any particular political affiliation, residents of Coal vote for candidates based on their stated beliefs and values rather than blindly voting for a certain party. Furthermore, local politicians often prioritize issues that directly affect the residents of Coal such as creating jobs or improving local infrastructure. Many political debates arise regarding these issues and citizens of Coal take them very seriously when making active decisions about their representation in government. In addition to local elections, many of the people residing in Coal also stay informed about state and national politics so that they can make educated choices when it comes to casting their vote.
The political climate in Coal, MO is very conservative.
Vernon County, MO is very conservative. In Vernon County, MO 20.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Vernon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.9% to 20.7%.
Vernon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Coal, MO is very conservative.
Vernon 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.
Coal, 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 Coal, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $820 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $1,822 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $364 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)