The small town of Preston, MO is an example of the close-knit community life that can be found in rural areas. Its politics are based on local values and the needs of its citizens. Elections to select local representatives are held every two years and residents come out in strong numbers to support their chosen candidates. The focus is on providing services that will benefit the entire community, including education, public safety, infrastructure, and more. Local issues such as water quality or local job availability are often brought into conversations by both sides during election time. There is also a great tradition of citizen engagement in between elections with town halls, volunteer activities, and other events that allow residents to stay informed about happenings in Preston.
The political climate in Preston, MO is strongly conservative.
Hickory County, MO is very conservative. In Hickory County, MO 20.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hickory county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.1% to 20.8%.
Hickory county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Preston, MO is strongly conservative.
Hickory 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.
Preston, 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 Preston, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 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)