Willow Springs, Missouri is a small suburban town located in the south-central part of the state. It is known for its friendly atmosphere and the sense of community that pervades the area. The town has a strong focus on keeping it a safe place to live, work, and play. Politically, Willow Springs leans heavily toward conservative values and is represented by Republican candidates in local elections. Local politicians strive to ensure that the needs of citizens are met through legislation and initiatives that support growth and development while also protecting traditional values such as small business and agricultural interests. In addition to this, many local leaders have taken steps to improve education opportunities by pushing for increased funding for schools in the area. Overall, Willow Springs has a strong commitment to upholding its values while also growing responsibly into the future.
The political climate in Willow Springs, MO is strongly conservative.
Howell County, MO is very conservative. In Howell County, MO 17.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Howell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.3% to 17.2%.
Howell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Willow Springs, MO is strongly conservative.
Howell County, Missouri is very conservative.
West Plains Metro Area 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.
Willow Springs, 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 Willow Springs, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 214 contributions totaling $23,292 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 132 contributions totaling $14,470 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)