Rogersville, MO is a small town located in southwestern Missouri with a population of just over 2,400 people. It is known for its historic downtown area and its close-knit community. The politics in Rogersville are fairly traditional, with most residents tending to lean towards conservative values as well as upholding the more traditional values of small-town living. Local elections tend to be hotly contested between the Republican and Democratic parties, with prominent local politicians such as State Representative Jeff Messenger representing the region's interests at the state level. The town has seen a recent influx of progressive candidates who have sought to bring more diversity and inclusive views into the city's political landscape. Regardless of personal political views, it seems that Rogersville is becoming more open-minded when it comes to embracing new ideas and creating dialogue between all residents.
The political climate in Rogersville, MO is strongly conservative.
Webster County, MO is very conservative. In Webster County, MO 19.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Webster county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.2% to 19.0%.
Webster county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rogersville, MO is strongly conservative.
Webster County, Missouri is very conservative.
Springfield 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.
Rogersville, 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 Rogersville, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 392 contributions totaling $45,392 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 500 contributions totaling $216,398 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $433 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)