Lake Tapawingo, Missouri is a small town located in the quiet countryside of central Missouri. Politically, it is an independent municipality that has its own city government. The town council consists of four members who are elected to two-year terms and oversee all local ordinances and policies within the city limits. In recent years, several issues have been brought up for discussion in Lake Tapawingo, from property taxes to infrastructure improvements. The city council works hard to ensure that the citizens of Lake Tapawingo are able to enjoy their small town life with minimal disruption. Local political candidates frequently come out during election season and introduce themselves to the public by attending candidate forums, participating in debates, and talking directly with residents at their doorsteps. Residents of Lake Tapawingo generally make sure they stay informed about any upcoming elections or possible changes in their community so they can be sure that their voices are heard and their interests are taken into account when decisions are made on behalf of the people of Lake Tapawingo.
The political climate in Lake Tapawingo, MO is leaning liberal.
Jackson County, MO is moderately liberal. In Jackson County, MO 59.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 59.8% to 37.9%.
Jackson county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lake Tapawingo, MO is leaning liberal.
Jackson County, Missouri is moderately liberal.
Kansas City Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Lake Tapawingo, Missouri: D D D D D D
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 Lake Tapawingo, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 947 contributions totaling $135,512 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 278 contributions totaling $35,965 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)