Bridgeton, MO is a small city located in St. Louis County. It has a diverse population and is home to many different cultures. The city has a long history of civic involvement, which is evident in its active political scene. In Bridgeton, citizens have the right to participate in local government and elections by voting for their representatives at the state and federal level. This includes candidates from both major political parties as well as independent candidates who may not be associated with any party at all. The city also hosts frequent debates and forums where citizens can voice their opinions on important issues and get to know the candidates running for office before the election. Overall, Bridgeton's political landscape is vibrant and engaging, ensuring that everyone has a say in how they are represented locally and nationally.
The political climate in Bridgeton, MO is somewhat liberal.
St. Louis County, MO is moderately liberal. In St. Louis County, MO 61.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Louis county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.2% to 37.2%.
St. Louis county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bridgeton, MO is somewhat liberal.
St. Louis County, Missouri is moderately liberal.
St. Louis Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Bridgeton, Missouri: d d D D D D
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 Bridgeton, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,470 contributions totaling $361,455 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,031 contributions totaling $2,476,264 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,402 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)