East Prairie, MO is a small city located in Mississippi County, in the southeastern part of the state. It has a long history of political engagement and involvement with many local businesses and organizations. The city is currently under the governance of Mayor Betty Corliss who has been in office since 2011. The city council consists of six members that are elected to two-year terms by popular vote. While their primary focus is on helping to manage day-to-day operations, they also actively work to address the needs and concerns of the community and promote economic development. East Prairie's local government meets regularly to discuss issues related to infrastructure, safety, parks and recreation, education, and economic development. In addition to the governing officials, there are many other committees and boards that help ensure that all citizens have an active voice in decision making processes within the city.
The political climate in East Prairie, MO is moderately conservative.
Mississippi County, MO is very conservative. In Mississippi County, MO 24.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mississippi county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.4% to 24.8%.
Mississippi county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
East Prairie, MO is moderately conservative.
Mississippi 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.
East Prairie, Missouri: d 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 East Prairie, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $1,350 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $9,141 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $286 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)