Mineral Point, MO is a small town in southwestern Missouri with a population of around 500 people. The town operates under the mayor-council government system, with an elected mayor and six council members. Each year, residents of Mineral Point have the chance to vote for their mayor and council representatives. The current mayor of Mineral Point is Bob Jones and the six current council members are John Smith, Sarah Miller, Margaret Johnson, Steve Williams, Tom Walker, and Julie Davis. All of these individuals are dedicated to serving their community in the best way possible by advocating for issues such as keeping taxes low while still maintaining essential services such as police and fire protection. They also strive to improve infrastructure in order to create a more attractive place for businesses to operate in and potential residents or visitors to enjoy.
The political climate in Mineral Point, MO is moderately conservative.
Washington County, MO is very conservative. In Washington County, MO 18.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.6% to 18.1%.
Washington county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mineral Point, MO is moderately conservative.
Washington 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.
Mineral Point, Missouri: d r d 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 Mineral Point, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $25 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $2,485 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)