Stella, MO is a small but thriving town in southwestern Missouri. Despite its size, the politics of Stella are important to its citizens and local government. Local politics are handled by a mayor and city council, who work together to make decisions on issues such as zoning laws, budgeting, infrastructure and other matters that affect the town. Residents can get involved in local politics by attending city council meetings or running for office themselves. Each election cycle, Stella residents select local candidates who reflect their values and interests for mayor and board memberships. These candidates collaborate to ensure that all residents’ voices are heard in the political process.
The political climate in Stella, 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
Stella, 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.
Stella, 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 Stella, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $16,100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,683 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)