Saginaw, Missouri is a small rural town located in northern Missouri. It has a long history of being a strong agricultural center for the state and is known for its friendly people and beautiful countryside. Its political landscape is no different, with many local candidates running to serve the community in various roles. Whether you are looking for someone to represent your views on the city council or school board, there are plenty of viable candidates to choose from. The mayor’s race this year has been especially competitive with several candidates competing to be the leader of the town. The longstanding issues that Saginaw faces such as economic development, public safety, and infrastructure are all at play during this election season. Each candidate brings their own unique ideas and solutions to these issues which makes it important for voters to do their research before heading out and casting their votes on Election Day. With so many passionate individuals ready to serve Saginaw’s citizens, there is no doubt that this election will be an exciting one filled with some interesting debates and conversations!
The political climate in Saginaw, MO is strongly 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
Saginaw, MO is strongly 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.
Saginaw, 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 Saginaw, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,112 contributions totaling $89,634 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 398 contributions totaling $171,445 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $431 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)