Wellsville, MO is a small town located in the eastern part of the state. It has a vibrant community that is heavily involved in local politics. Many residents are passionate about their town and often participate in initiatives to improve it. The citizens of Wellsville are represented by elected officials at both the county and state level. These officials work to keep taxes low, promote economic development, support public safety initiatives, and enhance infrastructure such as roads and bridges. Local elections often draw a large turnout of voters who take an active interest in determining the future of their hometown. Wellsville is well-known for its strong sense of community pride and commitment to civic engagement, which makes its political scene unique and engaging for all who participate or follow along.
The political climate in Wellsville, MO is strongly conservative.
Montgomery County, MO is very conservative. In Montgomery County, MO 20.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Montgomery county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.4% to 20.9%.
Montgomery county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wellsville, MO is strongly conservative.
Montgomery 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.
Wellsville, 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 Wellsville, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $580 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $580 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)