Callaway County, Missouri is located in the center of the state and borders Montgomery and Audrain Counties. The county has a long history of political involvement, with local elections taking place every two years. Residents of Callaway County are engaged in their government, which is led by an elected Board of Commissioners representing the county's various precincts. Within these precincts, county residents have access to essential services such as public education, libraries, law enforcement, and public health. In addition to voting for candidates in local elections, citizens also have the opportunity to participate in public forums regarding various issues affecting the community. Through informed participation of citizens in their government processes, Callaway County remains committed to providing quality services for its residents and upholding its democratic values.
The political climate in Callaway County, MO is very conservative.
In Callaway County, MO 27.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Callaway county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.9% to 27.7%.
Callaway county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Callaway County, MO is very conservative.
Jefferson City Metro Area 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.
Callaway, 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 Callaway County, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,869 contributions totaling $150,889 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 520 contributions totaling $53,877 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)