Lone Oak, MO is a small rural community located in the Midwest. It has a long history of local politics that have shaped the town's development over the years. Local politicians have implemented policies that provide citizens with access to essential services such as health care and education, as well as improvements to infrastructure and recreational activities. They also work hard to ensure that businesses in Lone Oak flourish and create jobs for its residents. This dedication to improving the town has resulted in Lone Oak being the proud home of a thriving economy and strong sense of community pride. With elections taking place every few years, Lone Oak residents are encouraged to participate in local politics by voting for their preferred candidates and engaging in civic discourse.
The political climate in Lone Oak, MO is strongly conservative.
Bates County, MO is very conservative. In Bates County, MO 19.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bates county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.2% to 19.8%.
Bates county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lone Oak, MO is strongly conservative.
Bates County, Missouri is very conservative.
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.
Lone Oak, 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 Lone Oak, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 70 contributions totaling $3,270 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $12,441 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $244 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)