Gentry, MO County is a small community located in the south eastern region of the state. It has a long history of political activism and has been home to many influential politicians in the area. The county is currently represented by both Democrats and Republicans in the state legislature, as well as several independent candidates. In recent years there have been several hotly contested local elections that have resulted in close outcomes. The people of Gentry take their politics seriously and are dedicated to making sure their voices are heard when it comes to electing representatives who will best serve their interests. Local candidates work hard to earn the trust of their constituents and make sure they are doing what is best for the community. With an engaged electorate, Gentry County ensures that all citizens have an equal opportunity to participate in civic life and make their voices heard.
The political climate in Gentry County, MO is very conservative.
In Gentry County, MO 18.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gentry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.7% to 18.9%.
Gentry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gentry 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.
Gentry, 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 Gentry County, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $900 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $2,855 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)