Mingo, MO is an eclectic small town with a population of around 3,500 people. It has a unique political atmosphere that many towns don't have. The local government is composed of elected officials who represent the townspeople and make decisions on their behalf. All decisions are made in an open forum, where input from citizens is encouraged and valued. Every year, the town holds elections for various positions and the candidates come from all walks of life, representing different ideas and opinions about how to move the city forward. Local debates are held to discuss important topics such as infrastructure projects, taxes, and social issues. Despite its small size, Mingo has shown itself to be a politically engaged town with strong community involvement when it comes to its political process.
The political climate in Mingo, MO is strongly conservative.
Bates County, MO is very conservative. In Bates County, MO 19.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bates county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.2% to 19.8%.
Bates county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mingo, MO is strongly conservative.
Bates County, Missouri is very conservative.
Kansas City Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Mingo, 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 Mingo, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $698 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 44 contributions totaling $7,421 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $169 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)