Niangua, MO is a small rural town located in Webster County. Politically, the town is largely conservative with strong ties to the Republican Party. Niangua has seen many debates on topics such as abortion and gun rights in recent years, particularly during election cycles. Despite having a smaller population than some other towns in the region, Niangua's citizens take politics very seriously. Town hall meetings often draw large crowds of locals interested in discussing current events and issues important to them. Local officials are dedicated to ensuring that the voices of all residents are heard and represented when decisions affecting Niangua are made.
The political climate in Niangua, MO is very conservative.
Webster County, MO is very conservative. In Webster County, MO 19.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Webster county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.2% to 19.0%.
Webster county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Niangua, MO is very conservative.
Webster County, Missouri is very conservative.
Springfield Metro Area 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.
Niangua, 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 Niangua, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $255 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $550 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)