Grand Falls Plaza, MO is a small town with a population of about 1,500 people. The politics in Grand Falls Plaza are largely focused on local issues such as tax reform, preservation of local history and resources, and job creation initiatives. While the town does not have its own stand-alone political party, many of the elected officials serve as members of either the Democratic or Republican parties. As such, local debates tend to focus on different approaches to resolving issues related to those two primary parties' platforms. In recent elections, the local residents have been particularly vocal about their desire for increased representation from both parties in order to ensure that all voices are heard when it comes to making key decisions concerning the future of Grand Falls Plaza.
The political climate in Grand Falls Plaza, MO is strongly conservative.
Newton County, MO is very conservative. In Newton County, MO 20.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Newton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.7% to 20.4%.
Newton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grand Falls Plaza, MO is strongly conservative.
Newton County, Missouri is very conservative.
Joplin Metro Area 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.
Grand Falls Plaza, 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 Grand Falls Plaza, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,112 contributions totaling $89,634 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 398 contributions totaling $171,445 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $431 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)