Kirkwood, MO is a small city located in Saint Louis County just west of the St. Louis city limits. It has long been considered one of the most affluent suburbs in the region and is known as one of St. Louis' earliest commuter towns. As such, Kirkwood's politics are heavily influenced by both Saint Louis County and State officials, as well as local representatives. In recent years, the City Council has gained additional power to make independent decisions on important policy matters such as development and infrastructure projects. The Mayor is an elected official who serves a four-year term and often works closely with state and county representatives to ensure Kirkwood's needs are being met. Local elections occur every two years for City Council members, during which voters select from a slate of candidates running on various platforms for office. All politics in Kirkwood strive to keep the community safe, prosperous and thriving into the future while preserving its unique sense of place and identity.
The political climate in Kirkwood, 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
Kirkwood, 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.
Kirkwood, 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 Kirkwood, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 27,187 contributions totaling $6,321,071 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $233 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6,642 contributions totaling $3,503,438 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $527 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)