Howard, MO County is a small rural area located in the Midwest United States. The county is nestled among the rolling hills and agricultural areas of Missouri's Heartland. It has a rich history of farming and ranching, giving it a unique sense of community and identity. Politically, Howard is mostly conservative-leaning with moderate views on social issues. It leans Republican with most elections, though there are always local candidates that have different ideologies. There are several political action groups in the county that organize to promote their particular cause or platform. In addition to these organizations, many citizens participate actively in politics at the local level by attending town hall meetings or voting in elections. All these activities ensure that Howard County remains politically active and engaged.
The political climate in Howard County, MO is very conservative.
In Howard County, MO 27.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Howard county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.8% to 27.7%.
Howard county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Howard County, MO is very conservative.
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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.
Howard, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Howard County, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 367 contributions totaling $17,942 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $6,942 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)