Gravois Mills, MO is a small town located in central Missouri with a population of about 500 people. Despite its small size, the politics within this area are still of considerable importance to the local community. The city is governed by a board of trustees elected by the people who oversee all operations and decisions made. Local elections are held every two years to determine each position on this board and provide local residents with an opportunity to have their voices heard. These board members are responsible for addressing many of the issues that arise in the area such as public safety, infrastructure improvements, economic development, and other matters that concern Gravois Mills. Residents also attend organized meetings throughout the year to discuss and debate important municipal topics in hopes of creating positive changes for their community.
The political climate in Gravois Mills, MO is strongly conservative.
Morgan County, MO is very conservative. In Morgan County, MO 20.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Morgan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.4% to 20.3%.
Morgan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gravois Mills, MO is strongly conservative.
Morgan 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.
Gravois Mills, 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 Gravois Mills, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 267 contributions totaling $7,321 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 132 contributions totaling $26,648 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)