Camdenton, MO is a small city located in Camden County. The city is governed by a mayor and five-member Board of Alderman who are elected to two-year terms. The mayor is elected to a four year term. Camdenton has a population of over 4,500 people and is known for its outdoor activities such as fishing, hunting, boating, camping, and hiking. It also has an active local political scene with many different candidates running for office each election cycle. The community is engaged in the political process and actively seeks to elect candidates that will best represent their interests while focusing on the city's needs. Candidates have focused on issues such as public safety, economic development, infrastructure improvements and quality education initiatives. In addition to local politics there are state level elections that involve representatives from all areas of the county which also offer residents an opportunity to have their voices heard on important matters.
The political climate in Camdenton, MO is moderately conservative.
Camden County, MO is very conservative. In Camden County, MO 22.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Camden county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.0% to 22.8%.
Camden county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Camdenton, MO is moderately conservative.
Camden County, Missouri 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.
Camdenton, 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 Camdenton, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 575 contributions totaling $22,672 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 505 contributions totaling $75,587 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)