Eldon, MO is a small town located in Central Missouri, and is known for its friendly atmosphere. The politics in Eldon are largely conservative in nature, with the majority of residents voting for Republican candidates in both state and federal elections. Many of the issues that are important to the people of Eldon revolve around protecting family values, supporting local businesses, and preserving traditional American values. While there are no local political candidates running for office at this time, it is likely that many will be seen on the ballot for upcoming elections. Eldon citizens actively participate in civic engagement by attending public meetings and engaging with their representatives to make sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Eldon, MO is moderately conservative.
Miller County, MO is very conservative. In Miller County, MO 16.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Miller county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.1% to 16.4%.
Miller county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Eldon, MO is moderately conservative.
Miller 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.
Eldon, 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 Eldon, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 182 contributions totaling $21,460 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 142 contributions totaling $11,788 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)