Silex, MO is a small rural town located in Missouri. Politically, the town is mostly a conservative stronghold and is known for its strong support of Republican candidates at both the local and national level. Although there are some Democratic candidates in the area, they have not been successful in gaining any major office. The majority of citizens are highly involved in local politics, often attending town meetings and staying informed on current issues. With such a strong commitment to conservative values, it is no surprise that Silex remains politically red to this day.
The political climate in Silex, MO is very conservative.
Lincoln County, MO is very conservative. In Lincoln County, MO 22.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.2% to 22.7%.
Lincoln county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Silex, MO is very conservative.
Lincoln County, Missouri is very conservative.
St. Louis Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Silex, 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 Silex, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $999 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $660 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)