Pierce City, MO is a small town with a population of approximately 1,800 people. Despite its small size, the town is active in local politics. The local government is run by an elected mayor and six council members. Every two years, the citizens of Pierce City have the opportunity to elect new representatives to these positions in a nonpartisan election. As part of this process, residents can research the various candidates running for office and their positions on important issues before making their decision at the polls. The city also encourages community involvement by hosting frequent town hall meetings and public forums where residents can have their voices heard. By participating in these events and voting in elections, Pierce City citizens are able to play an important role in shaping their local government.
The political climate in Pierce City, MO is strongly conservative.
Lawrence County, MO is very conservative. In Lawrence County, MO 17.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lawrence county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.4% to 17.9%.
Lawrence county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pierce City, MO is strongly conservative.
Lawrence 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.
Pierce City, 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 Pierce City, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $1,600 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)