The politics in Walnut, MO have been shaped by local officials who are focused on creating a welcoming and prosperous community. The town has seen many changes over the years, including growth in its population and continual improvements to public infrastructure. Local initiatives such as community gardens and bike paths have improved the quality of life for all residents. A number of local businesses, civic organizations, and nonprofits are actively engaged in helping improve the quality of life in Walnut.
The most recent election saw a great deal of participation from citizens eager to make their voices heard and elect representatives who would best serve the needs of their community. While there is no one specific individual name that stands out when it comes to politics in Walnut, elected officials have worked hard to ensure that everyone's voices are heard and represented within local government. This includes initiatives such as open meetings with citizens to discuss policy issues and regular communication between elected officials and constituents via email or social media platforms.
The political climate in Walnut, MO is very conservative.
Bates County, MO is very conservative. In Bates County, MO 19.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bates county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.2% to 19.8%.
Bates county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Walnut, MO is very conservative.
Bates County, Missouri is very conservative.
Kansas City 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.
Walnut, 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 Walnut, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 83 contributions totaling $3,910 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 66 contributions totaling $18,357 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $278 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)