Matthews, MO is a small town located in the southeastern corner of Missouri. It is a rural community with a population of about 500 people. Although Matthews is small in size, it still has an active political atmosphere with local elections taking place on a regular basis. Residents of Matthews have the opportunity to participate in their local government by running for office or voting in elections. The town has seen many positive changes in recent years, such as the expansion of its public school system and the installation of upgraded water and sewer systems, which have been largely attributed to the efforts of its local politicians. Although Matthews does not receive much national attention when it comes to politics, residents take seriously their role in supporting their leaders and making sure they are representing their interests at all levels of government.
The political climate in Matthews, MO is strongly conservative.
New Madrid County, MO is very conservative. In New Madrid County, MO 24.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, New Madrid county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.1% to 24.1%.
New Madrid county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Matthews, MO is strongly conservative.
New Madrid 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.
Matthews, Missouri: d 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 Matthews, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $1,382 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)