Mountain Grove, MO is a small town that is home to a tight-knit community of people. The town has seen some changes in recent years, and many of the residents are focused on making sure the town remains a great place to live. Politically, Mountain Grove is largely conservative in its views and values. Residents are committed to upholding traditional values and supporting local businesses. The main political issues facing the town include ensuring access to quality education for all children, protecting property rights, improving public infrastructure, and advocating for better healthcare services. Local elections in Mountain Grove generally focus on these issues as well as additional concerns about taxes, economic development, and public safety. Candidates running for office must be able to show they can work with both parties in order to find solutions that benefit everyone in the community.
The political climate in Mountain Grove, MO is strongly conservative.
Wright County, MO is very conservative. In Wright County, MO 13.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wright county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.2% to 13.3%.
Wright county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mountain Grove, MO is strongly conservative.
Wright 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.
Mountain Grove, 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 Mountain Grove, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 141 contributions totaling $16,926 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 150 contributions totaling $50,367 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $336 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)