Edgerton, Missouri is a small town located in the northwestern part of the state. It is a small community with strong ties to its local politics. The town has an elected mayor and city council, who work together to ensure that the needs of the community are met. They focus on local issues such as education, infrastructure, public safety, and economic development. The city council meets regularly to discuss how best to serve the citizens of Edgerton and make sure their voices are heard when it comes to important decisions. Additionally, there are several local political candidates who have made Edgerton their home and seek to represent its citizens in state and federal offices. These candidates work hard to promote policies that help strengthen Edgerton’s economy while also protecting its environment and providing opportunities for its residents.
The political climate in Edgerton, MO is somewhat conservative.
Platte County, MO is leaning conservative. In Platte County, MO 47.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Platte county remained Republican, 50.5% to 47.5%.
Platte county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Edgerton, MO is somewhat conservative.
Platte County, Missouri is leaning conservative.
Kansas City 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.
Edgerton, 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 Edgerton, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 56 contributions totaling $17,545 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $313 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $26,625 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,566 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)