Clinton, MO County is a rural area that is home to approximately 9,500 people. It has a long and rich political history that stretches back to the early days of the state’s founding. The county is represented at both the local and state level by elected officials of both major parties, who work together to ensure that the needs of citizens are met. In addition, a variety of other parties have representation in the community, including independents and minor political groups. This diversity allows for an open dialogue about how best to govern this area with knowledge and respect for all residents. The local government holds regular meetings for members of the public to attend and voice their opinion on issues concerning them. This helps ensure that everyone has a say in the decisions being made regarding their community.
The political climate in Clinton County, MO is very conservative.
In Clinton County, MO 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clinton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.5% to 26.6%.
Clinton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clinton 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.
Clinton, 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 Clinton County, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 434 contributions totaling $37,368 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 135 contributions totaling $26,953 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)