The small town of Lake Viking, MO is a peaceful and friendly community nestled in the countryside. While it does not have a large population base or any major political candidates running for office, its citizens undoubtedly care deeply about their local politics. Through numerous town hall meetings, residents are able to express their thoughts on important issues and elect representatives who will work to benefit the entire community. Furthermore, there are several organizations that focus on promoting positive change in areas such as policy-making, budgeting, and economic growth within the town. These groups aim to ensure that the people of Lake Viking are heard and represented when it comes to political decisions that may affect them. Ultimately, this creates an atmosphere of civic responsibility and engagement among citizens that leads to better outcomes for everyone living in Lake Viking.
The political climate in Lake Viking, MO is very conservative.
Daviess County, MO is very conservative. In Daviess County, MO 19.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Daviess county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.3% to 19.1%.
Daviess county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lake Viking, MO is very conservative.
Daviess 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.
Lake Viking, 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 Lake Viking, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $425 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $943 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)