Malden, MO is a small town in the southeast corner of Missouri. Despite its size, Malden is home to a vibrant political scene. Local residents take an active interest in politics and are engaged with their representatives at all levels of government. Malden residents often participate in public meetings and town hall discussions to voice their opinions on various topics related to local politics. The primary focus of these meetings is usually centered around issues such as economic development, health care, education, and infrastructure. There are also regular elections for municipal offices like mayor and city council members that allow locals to vote for their preferred candidates. In addition, Malden has a strong commitment to community involvement with several volunteer organizations that help maintain the area’s quality of life and promote public engagement.
The political climate in Malden, MO is moderately conservative.
Dunklin County, MO is very conservative. In Dunklin County, MO 21.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dunklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.1% to 21.1%.
Dunklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Malden, MO is moderately conservative.
Dunklin County, Missouri is very conservative.
Kennett 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.
Malden, 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 Malden, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 34 contributions totaling $1,665 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 57 contributions totaling $15,876 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $279 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)