The small town of Downing, MO is a tight-knit community that prides itself on being politically involved. The local government consists of several elected officials and representatives who serve the residents of the town. From school board members to county commissioners, these elected leaders are working to ensure that the citizens of Downing have access to resources they need and are represented in meaningful ways. Additionally, there are numerous political advocacy organizations in the area dedicated to promoting issues such as health care reform, environmental protection, and education equity. Residents also participate in political activities such as attending public hearings, participating in voter drives, and supporting local initiatives. Politics plays an important role in the daily life of this small community and its citizens are sure to make their voices heard when it comes to important decisions impacting their lives.
The political climate in Downing, MO is strongly conservative.
Schuyler County, MO is very conservative. In Schuyler County, MO 18.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Schuyler county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.2% to 18.6%.
Schuyler county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Downing, MO is strongly conservative.
Schuyler County, Missouri is very conservative.
Kirksville Metro Area is strongly 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.
Downing, 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 Downing, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $85 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)