Oak Grove Village, MO is a small rural town located in Boone County, Missouri. The town has a population of roughly 1,400 people and is known for its peaceful atmosphere and strong sense of community. Despite its small size, Oak Grove Village is home to an active political scene. The citizens are represented by the Mayor as well as six council members who serve four-year terms. Local elections are held every two years and are hotly contested due to the close-knit nature of the village. Candidates for local office focus on issues such as public safety, economic development, infrastructure maintenance, and other projects that improve the quality of life for Oak Grove's residents. In addition to local politics, the people of Oak Grove also participate in state and national elections. They take pride in their ability to have their voices heard on important matters that affect their community.
The political climate in Oak Grove Village, MO is moderately conservative.
Franklin County, MO is very conservative. In Franklin County, MO 27.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.8% to 27.1%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oak Grove Village, MO is moderately conservative.
Franklin County, Missouri is very conservative.
St. Louis Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Oak Grove Village, 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 Oak Grove Village, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 203 contributions totaling $10,993 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 98 contributions totaling $17,578 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)