Ironton, MO is a small town located in Iron County in southeastern Missouri. It has a rich history of community involvement that extends back over 100 years. The current city government is led by an elected mayor and four members of the city council who serve for four-year terms. Each year citizens of Ironton are encouraged to get involved in the political process by attending public meetings, viewing local candidate forums, and casting their votes in local elections. Recently, the citizens of Ironton have been engaged in efforts to improve the quality of life for residents. This includes efforts to bring more economic development and job opportunities to the area. Additionally, citizens have advocated for increased investment in public infrastructure such as improved roads and sidewalks throughout town. With such active participation from its citizens, Ironton remains an engaged and vibrant place that is proud of its culture and heritage.
The political climate in Ironton, MO is strongly conservative.
Iron County, MO is very conservative. In Iron County, MO 20.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Iron county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.3% to 20.6%.
Iron county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ironton, MO is strongly conservative.
Iron 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.
Ironton, Missouri: r r d 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 Ironton, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $3,931 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)