Sundown, MO is a small town in the Midwestern United States with a population of around 9,000. The town has been governed by the same local political candidates for many years and they have a strong presence in the community. The current mayor is Bob Jones who has served as mayor for over 15 years and enjoys strong support from the residents of Sundown. The other two members of the city council are Mary Smith and Mark Johnson who are both very active in local affairs and are always looking out for the best interests of their constituents. The local political candidates are well-known to those living in Sundown and it is clear they have earned the trust of their constituents through their hard work and dedication to serving the people of this small town.
The political climate in Sundown, MO is moderately conservative.
Ozark County, MO is very conservative. In Ozark County, MO 15.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ozark county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.6% to 15.5%.
Ozark county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sundown, MO is moderately conservative.
Ozark 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.
Sundown, 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 Sundown, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 83 contributions totaling $2,141 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $12,582 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $359 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)