Mansfield, Missouri is a small town located in the Ozarks region of the state. It is home to many working-class citizens and has a unique community with a strong sense of pride. Politics in Mansfield are handled on many different levels, with Missouri’s state government being responsible for most major decisions affecting the city. The federal government also has some sway in Mansfield, as it pertains to certain policies and legislation. On the local level, the mayor and city council are tasked with making decisions about the day-to-day operations of the city, such as budgets and infrastructure projects. Additionally, citizens elect individuals to serve on boards and commissions which help oversee various aspects of life in Mansfield. All these entities work together to ensure that Mansfield remains a vibrant place where citizens can live happily and prosper.
The political climate in Mansfield, MO is strongly conservative.
Wright County, MO is very conservative. In Wright County, MO 13.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wright county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.2% to 13.3%.
Wright county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mansfield, MO is strongly conservative.
Wright 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.
Mansfield, 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 Mansfield, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 42 contributions totaling $3,575 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 89 contributions totaling $19,484 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $219 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)