The small town of Fortescue, MO is known for its peaceful atmosphere and tight-knit community. As a result, politics in the town are rarely brought up in conversation – or even discussed at all. Despite this, Fortescue still has an active political system that is important to the success of the city, as it ensures the well-being of citizens and helps to shape public policy decisions. Local elections for mayor and other important positions take place every few years in order to ensure that those representing the town are doing their job effectively and represent the views of all its citizens. Though debates may be few and far between, locals take their civic duties seriously, especially when it comes to voting for new leaders who will steer them through the coming years.
The political climate in Fortescue, MO is very conservative.
Holt County, MO is very conservative. In Holt County, MO 14.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Holt county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.3% to 14.4%.
Holt county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fortescue, MO is very conservative.
Holt 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.
Fortescue, 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 Fortescue, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)