Kelso, MO is a small town located in southwest Missouri with a population of just over 800 people. The local politics here focus on making sure that the small community's needs are taken care of and prioritized. The mayor and city council members are elected by the citizens of Kelso, and they work together to ensure that the town's infrastructure is maintained, taxes are managed fairly, littering and other environmental concerns are addressed, and that local businesses thrive. Additionally, city officials strive to keep the town safe by providing adequate police protection as well as implementing programs to improve public safety. Community involvement is also an important part of local politics in Kelso; members of the community often collaborate on initiatives such as fundraisers and beautification projects to make sure their town remains a vibrant place to live.
The political climate in Kelso, MO is very conservative.
Scott County, MO is very conservative. In Scott County, MO 21.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Scott county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.6% to 21.1%.
Scott county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kelso, MO is very conservative.
Scott County, Missouri is very conservative.
Sikeston 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.
Kelso, 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 Kelso, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 54 contributions totaling $5,653 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $1,409 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)