Gasconade, MO is a small town located in the Midwestern United States. It has a long history of politics and government involvement, with local elections held every few years for positions such as mayor, city council members, school board members, and sheriff. The town has a strong sense of community and values its citizens' input in all levels of decision-making. Gasconade is known for its commitment to democratic principles, with residents being given a voice in their local government processes through voting and participating in debates that affect their lives. Despite the town's small size, there are several political issues that garner attention from both local and national media outlets. These issues can range from tax initiatives to public transportation projects or even environmental protection efforts. Regardless of what the issue is at hand, Gasconade residents remain engaged and active participants in the democratic process.
The political climate in Gasconade, MO is strongly conservative.
Gasconade County, MO is very conservative. In Gasconade County, MO 20.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gasconade county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.5% to 20.2%.
Gasconade county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gasconade, MO is strongly conservative.
Gasconade 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.
Gasconade, 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 Gasconade, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31 contributions totaling $549 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $2,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)