Caldwell, MO County is home to a growing population and vibrant local politics. The county is governed by a board of trustees who are elected by the community every four years. Every two years, the voters elect new representatives to serve in the Missouri House and Senate representing their district. Local elections are held for multiple positions including Sheriff, Clerk of Courts, State's Attorney, Collector/Treasurer and Assessor/Recorder. The political climate in Caldwell, MO County is one of collaboration and compromise as leaders strive to ensure the best interests of the county are met. Community members are encouraged to be involved in the political process through participation in local campaigns and voting on election day.
The political climate in Caldwell County, MO is very conservative.
In Caldwell County, MO 19.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Caldwell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.3% to 19.1%.
Caldwell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Caldwell County, MO is very conservative.
Kansas City 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.
Caldwell, 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 Caldwell County, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $4,657 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 52 contributions totaling $4,540 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)