Montrose, MO is a small town located in southern Missouri along the Mississippi River. It is known for its rural charm and tight-knit community. Politically, Montrose has traditionally leaned towards conservative values, with most of its residents voting Republican in elections. The local government is run by a mayor and a board of trustees who work together to decide on laws, regulations and policies for the town. In recent years, Montrose has seen an increase in Democratic support as many of the younger generations are more progressive in their views. Local candidates that have been successful in gaining office recently have had to bridge the traditional party divide by appealing to both Republican and Democratic voters. This has resulted in a more open and inclusive political landscape for Montrose, MO that allows all residents to feel like they can make their voices heard.
The political climate in Montrose, MO is strongly conservative.
Henry County, MO is very conservative. In Henry County, MO 24.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.3% to 24.2%.
Henry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Montrose, MO is strongly conservative.
Henry 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.
Montrose, 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 Montrose, 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 3 contributions totaling $170 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)