Dent County, Missouri is a rural county located in the southeastern part of the state. It has a long history of political involvement, with many of its residents actively engaged in local politics. There are a number of different political organizations that operate in Dent County, ranging from grassroots volunteer groups to larger organizations that advocate for specific policies or interests. Recently, there have been several elections in the county which have seen a high turnout from its citizens. In addition to this level of citizen participation, there are also several politicians and candidates running for office in Dent County. These individuals come from both major parties as well as those who may be more independent-minded or outside the mainstream. As the 2020 election season approaches, residents are sure to continue their active engagement with local politics and participate in upcoming races and initiatives.
The political climate in Dent County, MO is very conservative.
In Dent County, MO 14.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dent county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.8% to 14.8%.
Dent county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dent 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.
Dent, 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 Dent County, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 117 contributions totaling $5,874 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 149 contributions totaling $34,993 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $235 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)