Fordland, MO is a small town in southwestern Missouri with a population of around 3,000 people. The local politics are quite diverse and varied, with strong representation from both major political parties. The Mayor of Fordland is a Republican and most members of the City Council are also Republicans. However, the City Council does have some Democrats as well. Campaigns for local office generally focus on issues such as economic growth, public safety, environmental protection, and local governance. There are several candidates running for office this year in Fordland and their platforms vary widely depending on their party affiliation. Each candidate has their own unique views on how to best address the needs of the community and serve its citizens.
The political climate in Fordland, MO is strongly conservative.
Webster County, MO is very conservative. In Webster County, MO 19.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Webster county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.2% to 19.0%.
Webster county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fordland, MO is strongly conservative.
Webster County, Missouri is very conservative.
Springfield 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.
Fordland, 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 Fordland, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 42 contributions totaling $3,686 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $3,340 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)