St. Louis City, MO County is a diverse and vibrant community, with a wide range of political views and beliefs. The city has a rich history of political activism and engagement, from the days of the early civil rights movement to present-day city elections. There are numerous elections held in St. Louis City each year, including those for mayor, city council members, school board members and other local positions. In addition, the county holds several state and federal offices that are contested every two to four years depending on the position. Political involvement in St. Louis City often involves people from all walks of life coming together to address issues that affect their community. Whether it’s holding voter registration drives or participating in debates between candidates running for office, St. Louis City residents are always looking for ways to get involved in their government’s decision-making process. While there may be disagreements among voters on certain issues or candidates for office, St. Louis is ultimately unified by its dedication to civic engagement and political participation.
The political climate in St. Louis City County, MO is very liberal.
In St. Louis City County, MO 81.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 16.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Louis city county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 81.9% to 16.0%.
St. Louis city county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
St. Louis City County, MO is very liberal.
St. Louis Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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. Louis City, Missouri: D D D D D D
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. Louis City County, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25,468 contributions totaling $4,852,196 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $191 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,541 contributions totaling $2,344,937 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,522 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)