Macon, MO is a small community located in North Central Missouri. The area is known for its vibrant local politics and commitment to grassroots democracy. The town has an active electorate that takes pride in their civic engagement and the policies enacted as a result of local government decisions. Macon is home to several prominent political organizations such as the Macon County Democrats and Republicans, which provides citizens with forums to discuss political issues and choose candidates who will represent them at the state level. These groups have been instrumental in helping shape the conversation around important issues like health care reform, tax reform, and education funding. Additionally, Macon also has multiple Republican and Democratic candidates running for office each election year. These local candidates are often passionate about improving their community and bringing new ideas to the table. With such engaged citizens taking part in the democratic process, Macon's politics can be expected to remain vibrant for years to come.
The political climate in Macon, MO is strongly conservative.
Macon County, MO is very conservative. In Macon County, MO 21.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Macon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.5% to 21.2%.
Macon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Macon, MO is strongly conservative.
Macon 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.
Macon, 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 Macon, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 250 contributions totaling $13,530 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 55 contributions totaling $7,549 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)