Prairie Home, MO is a small town located in central Missouri. Although it has a small population, there are still many political issues that affect the residents of Prairie Home. Local elections are held every few years to determine who will represent the town in city government and other important roles. These political candidates hold debates, forums, and other events so that local constituents can understand their positions on important issues. The elected officials strive to make decisions for the betterment of the community and create policies that will benefit Prairie Home’s citizens. Recently, Prairie Home has been focused on improving infrastructure and services for its residents while also working to protect its rural character. As elections draw closer, it is important that residents of Prairie Home become informed about the candidates running for office so that they can make a decision based on their own beliefs and values.
The political climate in Prairie Home, MO is very conservative.
Cooper County, MO is very conservative. In Cooper County, MO 25.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cooper county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.2% to 25.9%.
Cooper county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Prairie Home, MO is very conservative.
Cooper 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.
Prairie Home, 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 Prairie Home, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)