Miami, MO is a small town located in the southwestern part of Missouri. It has a population of approximately 1,000 people and serves as the county seat for Newton County. Politics in Miami generally revolve around local government offices and decisions that affect the community. There are several candidates running for office in Miami this election season, ranging from school board members to the mayor's office. These candidates are working hard to ensure that their constituents' interests are heard and represented at city hall. Local organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club, and Lions Club often host forums for citizens to meet with the elected officials and discuss how they want their town governed. The Miami City Council meets regularly to make decisions on behalf of all citizens in the area and their voices are heard when those decisions are made.
The political climate in Miami, MO is strongly conservative.
Saline County, MO is very conservative. In Saline County, MO 30.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Saline county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.7% to 30.5%.
Saline county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Miami, MO is strongly conservative.
Saline County, Missouri is very conservative.
Marshall 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.
Miami, 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 Miami, 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 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)