New Madrid, Missouri is a vibrant community in the southeastern corner of the state. It is home to many businesses and organizations that are deeply involved in local politics. The city has several elected officials who represent the citizens of New Madrid, including the mayor, aldermen, and members of the Board of Public Works. These representatives work to ensure that New Madrid’s citizens have access to safe streets, quality schools, reliable public transportation, and other essential services. Local elections regularly take place for these positions as well as other offices such as Treasurer and County Commissioner. Political engagement among residents is high, with passionate debates taking place on issues such as infrastructure improvements, economic development plans, taxation policies, and social justice initiatives. All residents of New Madrid are encouraged to get involved in local politics by attending or participating in meetings related to their interests and registering to vote in all elections.
The political climate in New Madrid, MO is moderately conservative.
New Madrid County, MO is very conservative. In New Madrid County, MO 24.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, New Madrid county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.1% to 24.1%.
New Madrid county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
New Madrid, MO is moderately conservative.
New Madrid 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.
New Madrid, Missouri: d 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 New Madrid, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 65 contributions totaling $19,625 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $302 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $18,700 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $779 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)