De Soto, Missouri is a small town located in Jefferson County with a population of around 5,700 people. It has a small-town atmosphere and friendly people. When it comes to politics, De Soto takes its voting responsibility seriously. Residents actively participate in local and national elections and are well-informed about the candidates who are running for office. There are several political organizations and clubs in the area that help to spread the word about upcoming elections and candidates so that voters can make informed decisions when they go to the polls. Although there may not be any local political candidates in De Soto right now, many residents keep an eye on what is happening on the state and national level so they can make educated choices when voting.
The political climate in De Soto, MO is moderately conservative.
Jefferson County, MO is very conservative. In Jefferson County, MO 32.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.9% to 32.1%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
De Soto, MO is moderately conservative.
Jefferson County, Missouri is very conservative.
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.
De Soto, Missouri: d r d 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 De Soto, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 540 contributions totaling $20,520 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 166 contributions totaling $30,484 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)