Ritchey, MO is a small town located in the southeastern portion of the state. In terms of politics, it is a strongly conservative area with a majority of its citizens favoring the Republican Party. The local elections usually feature a variety of Republican candidates who are determined to represent the people of Ritchey and ensure that their values and beliefs are reflected in the policies and regulations enacted at both state and federal levels. Despite their differences, all candidates agree on one thing: to make sure that Ritchey remains a safe, secure, and prosperous place for its citizens to live.
The political climate in Ritchey, MO is very conservative.
Newton County, MO is very conservative. In Newton County, MO 20.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Newton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.7% to 20.4%.
Newton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ritchey, MO is very conservative.
Newton County, Missouri is very conservative.
Joplin 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.
Ritchey, 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 Ritchey, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $797 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $1,475 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)