Nashville, Missouri is a small town located in the rural area of St. Clair county. It is an agricultural community with close ties to nearby communities and cities. The politics of Nashville are focused on the issues that impact rural Missourians, such as supporting local businesses and preserving the historical heritage of the area. Residents are engaged in the political process by voting in local elections and speaking out on issues that are important to them. There are various political organizations within Nashville that work towards making sure their voices are heard in state and national politics. These organizations organize events such as public forums to discuss important topics and host candidates for office to answer questions from residents. With close attention paid to local affairs and decisions made by elected officials, Nashville, Missouri demonstrates its commitment to an informed citizenry and strong democracy.
The political climate in Nashville, MO is very conservative.
Barton County, MO is very conservative. In Barton County, MO 13.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Barton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.0% to 13.9%.
Barton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Nashville, MO is very conservative.
Barton 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.
Nashville, 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 Nashville, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 184 contributions totaling $6,760 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 140 contributions totaling $17,351 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)