Sumner, Missouri is a small town located in the eastern part of the state. It has a rich history and community spirit which has helped to shape the politics in the area. Although Sumner is too small to elect its own local political candidates, many of its citizens are actively involved in national and state-level political campaigns. These campaigns often focus on issues such as healthcare, education, and economic development, with many locals advocating for better solutions that will benefit all citizens of Sumner. Furthermore, there are also many organizations and lobby groups which engage with state and federal legislators on important issues impacting the local area. This engagement helps ensure that the needs of Sumner's residents are heard and taken into consideration in government decisions.
The political climate in Sumner, MO is strongly conservative.
Chariton County, MO is very conservative. In Chariton County, MO 22.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chariton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.3% to 22.5%.
Chariton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sumner, MO is strongly conservative.
Chariton County, Missouri 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.
Sumner, 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 Sumner, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $50 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $2,566 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)