Ionia, MO is a small town located in the heart of Missouri. It is known for its quiet and peaceful atmosphere, making it a great place to raise a family or retire. Politically, Ionia remains largely conservative. The citizens of Ionia take pride in their values and are actively engaged in their local politics. In recent years, the population has grown significantly due to new businesses coming into town, but the values remain unchanged. Issues such as education and healthcare are important to Ionia residents and they have elected officials who share their same beliefs on these topics. With elections coming up, candidates have been campaigning hard all throughout Ionia to earn the trust of its citizens and gain votes come election day.
The political climate in Ionia, MO is strongly conservative.
Benton County, MO is very conservative. In Benton County, MO 20.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.3% to 20.8%.
Benton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ionia, MO is strongly conservative.
Benton 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.
Ionia, 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 Ionia, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 66 contributions totaling $7,925 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 43 contributions totaling $7,585 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)