Gerster, MO is a small rural town nestled in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains. It has a vibrant community spirit and a deep sense of pride amongst its residents. The town is mostly made up of small family owned businesses, farms, and orchards. Additionally, Gerster boasts an active public school system with excellent teachers and staff. Despite its small size, Gerster also hosts a strong political presence. Every two years citizens come out in full force to vote for local politicians who serve on the city council and represent their interests at the state level. From potholes to property taxes, issues affecting Gerster are always at the forefront of their campaign platforms. Politicians from both major parties tirelessly knock on doors and make calls in order to get their message across to voters. This close relationship between citizens and politicians ensures that all voices are heard in Gerster's political process.
The political climate in Gerster, MO is strongly conservative.
St. Clair County, MO is very conservative. In St. Clair County, MO 19.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Clair county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.1% to 19.9%.
St. Clair county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gerster, MO is strongly conservative.
St. Clair 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.
Gerster, 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 Gerster, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 433 contributions totaling $8,122 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $20,218 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $652 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)