Wortham, MO is a small rural town located in the midwestern United States. As with most small towns, local politics are largely driven by its passionate citizens and their interests. The city council consists of five elected members that meet regularly to discuss local issues and solutions. Their meetings are usually open to the public, giving citizens a direct way to make their voices heard on important town matters. Wortham's current mayor is Joe Smith, who was elected in 2018 on a platform of economic development and revitalizing the downtown area. With his leadership, Wortham has experienced tremendous growth over the last two years and this trend looks set to continue for many years to come. Local elections are held every four years and there is always strong competition between candidates vying for the Mayor's seat as well as those looking to fill other city council seats. This vibrant political atmosphere helps ensure that Wortham remains an excellent place to live for all its residents.
The political climate in Wortham, MO is strongly conservative.
St. Francois County, MO is very conservative. In St. Francois County, MO 25.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Francois county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.1% to 25.1%.
St. Francois county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wortham, MO is strongly conservative.
St. Francois County, Missouri is very conservative.
Farmington 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.
Wortham, 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 Wortham, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 64 contributions totaling $2,417 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 49 contributions totaling $6,544 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)