Wasola, MO is a small town in southwest Missouri with a population of about 500 people. It is known for its close-knit community and friendly atmosphere. The politics of Wasola are largely conservative in nature and the local elections tend to be quite competitive with numerous candidates vying for the various offices. At the county level, most of the elected officials are members of either the Republican or Democratic party and many residents take part in active political debates. The issues that most affect Wasola include taxes, education, jobs, infrastructure, health care and law enforcement. Local elections usually involve a number of candidates from both major parties that focus on addressing these issues in order to improve life for its citizens.
The political climate in Wasola, 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
Wasola, 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.
Wasola, 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 Wasola, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 49 contributions totaling $630 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $13 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $75 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)