Crestwood, MO is a small city in St. Louis County with a tight knit community. The politics of Crestwood are very important to the citizens of the city as it helps them stay connected and informed about local issues. The City Council is composed of five members who are all elected to four year terms by the residents of Crestwood. These five council members decide on ordinances and regulations for the city, such as tax rates, zoning laws, business regulations and many other issues that directly affect the lives of those living in Crestwood. They also work closely with other organizations and municipalities to provide additional services to their citizens. The Mayor oversees all city operations and serves an important role in providing guidance and direction for the council members when making decisions on behalf of the people of Crestwood. It is clear that politics plays an important role in Crestwood, MO and its citizens take great pride in their local leaders’ commitment to serving their community.
The political climate in Crestwood, 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
Crestwood, 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.
Crestwood, 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 Crestwood, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9,089 contributions totaling $1,708,414 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,906 contributions totaling $691,772 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $363 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)