The city of Dalton, MO is a peaceful and welcoming community. It is governed by a mayor and board of alderman who work together to ensure the best for the citizens. The local political scene is generally very friendly and cooperative, with candidates often being nominated on both sides of the aisle in order to ensure that all voices are heard. Issues discussed at city council meetings range from infrastructure projects to school funding, providing a level of diversity that helps keep Dalton healthy and thriving. The town's residents are passionate about their political views and come out to vote in droves whenever elections occur. This sense of civic engagement helps make Dalton one of Missouri's most livable cities.
The political climate in Dalton, MO is strongly conservative.
Chariton County, MO is very conservative. In Chariton County, MO 22.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chariton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.3% to 22.5%.
Chariton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dalton, MO is strongly conservative.
Chariton 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.
Dalton, 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 Dalton, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)