Oakview, MO is a small town located in the midwest of the United States. It has a long history of local government, with many citizens actively participating in politics both at the state and national level. The people of Oakview are known for their strong sense of civic pride and community involvement within their town. In recent years, local municipalities have been working to improve infrastructure and services for residents while maintaining fiscal responsibility. Several initiatives have been launched to support economic growth and development, as well as protect natural resources and open spaces. Political candidates from both major parties have visited Oakview to discuss local issues affecting the town's residents. The citizens of Oakview take pride in their active participation in the democratic process and strive to ensure that their collective voice is heard when it comes to policy decisions that will affect them now and into the future.
The political climate in Oakview, MO is leaning conservative.
Clay County, MO is leaning conservative. In Clay County, MO 46.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clay county remained Republican, 51.0% to 46.9%.
Clay county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oakview, MO is leaning conservative.
Clay County, Missouri is leaning conservative.
Kansas City 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.
Oakview, Missouri: d 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 Oakview, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,598 contributions totaling $78,983 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 540 contributions totaling $56,979 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)