The small town of Branson West, MO is a tight-knit community surrounded by natural beauty. Its citizens take pride in their local government and the political decisions made for the betterment of their community. Local elections are held every four years, with the last one having been in 2018. Candidates from both major parties campaigned on issues such as economic development, infrastructure improvements, and maintaining fiscal responsibility. Many of the locals were invested in their choice for mayor or council member, often coming together to get out the vote on election day. It was an exciting time for Branson West residents, passionate about making sure their community remains safe and prosperous over the years to come.
The political climate in Branson West, MO is strongly conservative.
Stone County, MO is very conservative. In Stone County, MO 18.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stone county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.9% to 18.9%.
Stone county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Branson West, MO is strongly conservative.
Stone 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 West, 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 West, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 140 contributions totaling $6,588 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 174 contributions totaling $82,140 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $472 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)