St. Clair County, Missouri is a thriving community with a rich history of political involvement and activism. It is one of the largest counties in the state, stretching across 489 square miles and containing 19 municipalities. The county has a highly active political scene that is driven by local representatives from each county municipality. Residents have a wide range of political views represented in the current city council, including progressive Democrats and fiscally conservative Republicans. Additionally, public forums are held regularly to allow all members of the community to voice their opinion on local politics. This diversity of thought ensures that all perspectives are taken into account when it comes time for decisions to be made regarding the county's future. With this dedication to citizen participation and open dialogue, St. Clair County continues to be an important part of Missouri's ongoing political landscape.
The political climate in St. Clair County, MO is very conservative.
In St. Clair County, MO 19.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Clair county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.1% to 19.9%.
St. Clair county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
St. Clair 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.
St. Clair, 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 St. Clair County, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 470 contributions totaling $10,492 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $25,273 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $538 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)