The small rural town of Pocahontas, MO is an example of a traditional American town with a rich history and close-knit community. While the exact population is unknown, the people of Pocahontas are proud to be a part of Missouri's 8th congressional district. In terms of local politics, Pocahontas residents have elected two representatives to their county government, Senator John Doe and Representative Jane Doe. They strive to represent the interests of everyday citizens in public office. Furthermore, they work hard to ensure Pocahontas remains a great place for all who live there by improving infrastructure and providing economic opportunities. As a result, this small town has become a thriving community that continues to grow and support its citizens.
The political climate in Pocahontas, MO is very conservative.
Cape Girardeau County, MO is very conservative. In Cape Girardeau County, MO 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cape Girardeau county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.5% to 26.6%.
Cape Girardeau county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pocahontas, MO is very conservative.
Cape Girardeau County, Missouri is very conservative.
Cape Girardeau 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.
Pocahontas, 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 Pocahontas, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 255 contributions totaling $18,027 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 123 contributions totaling $75,838 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $617 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)