Newport, Missouri is a small rural town located in the southeast corner of the state. The town has a rich history, and is proud to be the hometown of two former U.S. presidents, Andrew Johnson and James K. Polk. Locally, Newport is governed by a mayor-council form of government. The current mayor, Joe Johnson, was elected in 2018 and has been advocating for economic development throughout his tenure. The city council is composed of seven members who are elected from six wards throughout the city plus one at-large councilor who serves as president-pro tempore. The council meets monthly to discuss issues that affect the residents of Newport such as infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives, and community events. With a strong sense of civic pride in Newport, citizens actively participate in local elections to ensure their representation on the city council accurately reflects their values and priorities.
The political climate in Newport, 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
Newport, 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.
Newport, 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 Newport, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 179 contributions totaling $6,174 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 69 contributions totaling $8,698 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)