Monett, Missouri is a small town in the Ozark region of southwest Missouri. Although it boasts a rich history and culture, the town remains relatively quiet politically. Without any local political candidates, most of the politics in Monett are focused on state and national issues. The citizens of Monett take pride in their community and are passionate about their views on politics. During election cycles, voter turnout is usually high as people flock to the polls to make sure their voice is heard. Through grassroots efforts, some citizens have been able to bring attention to issues that matter to them and spark meaningful change within their community.
The political climate in Monett, MO is moderately conservative.
Barry County, MO is very conservative. In Barry County, MO 18.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Barry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.7% to 18.9%.
Barry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Monett, MO is moderately conservative.
Barry 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.
Monett, 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 Monett, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 172 contributions totaling $18,655 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 603 contributions totaling $227,034 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $377 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)