Branson, MO is a small city rich with history and culture. The area has a strong sense of community and the locals are passionate about their hometown. Branson is governed by a mayor-council form of government, which consists of five elected council members who set policy for the City of Branson. All council members serve four-year terms that are staggered so that one half of the council is up for election every two years. The mayor serves as presiding officer and leads the executive branch of the City’s government. Together, these officials ensure that all laws and regulations are followed in order to keep Branson running smoothly. Furthermore, they make decisions on how to allocate resources, protect citizens' rights, address public safety concerns, manage transportation systems, and promote economic development within the region.
The political climate in Branson, MO is moderately conservative.
Taney County, MO is very conservative. In Taney County, MO 20.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Taney county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.9% to 20.3%.
Taney county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Branson, MO is moderately conservative.
Taney County, Missouri is very conservative.
Branson 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.
Branson, 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 Branson, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 624 contributions totaling $34,640 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,033 contributions totaling $3,059,868 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,962 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)