Elmira, Missouri is a small town located in the midwest section of the United States. The town has experienced a recent period of growth thanks to an influx of new businesses and residents. It has a mayor-council form of government, which means that the mayor is elected by local residents to serve as the leader of the city government and council members are appointed by the mayor to act as legislative representatives. Residents have access to local services such as law enforcement, public works, and community health initiatives. Additionally, Elmira offers several parks and recreation facilities for residents and visitors alike. Overall, Elmira is a great town that places an emphasis on fostering a strong sense of community while offering its residents quality services and opportunities for growth.
The political climate in Elmira, MO is very conservative.
Ray County, MO is very conservative. In Ray County, MO 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ray county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.5% to 26.6%.
Ray county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elmira, MO is very conservative.
Ray County, Missouri is very 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.
Elmira, 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 Elmira, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 49 contributions totaling $1,979 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $3,316 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)