Purdy, MO is a small town located in Southwest Missouri. The politics of Purdy are largely driven by local citizens who come together to make the community a better place for everyone. The town’s leadership works hard to ensure the needs of all citizens are met through services, development and efficient use of public funds. Local candidates often run on platforms that support improvements in infrastructure, public safety and education. There are also initiatives to bring more businesses to the area so that residents can have access to more services and job opportunities. Residents also strive to keep the community connected with events like farmers markets and other social gatherings throughout the year. Ultimately, the people of Purdy work together in order to create a strong and vibrant community that is full of opportunity.
The political climate in Purdy, MO is strongly conservative.
Barry County, MO is very conservative. In Barry County, MO 18.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Barry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.7% to 18.9%.
Barry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Purdy, MO is strongly conservative.
Barry 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.
Purdy, 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 Purdy, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $311 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $22,876 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $545 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)