Grundy County, Missouri is a rural area located in the northern part of the state. Politically, it is a predominantly Republican county, with many elected officials representing conservative values. Local residents take pride in their local government and are actively engaged in the political process, voting in both state and national elections. Many residents also attend public meetings to voice their concerns about various issues that affect their community. The county is also home to various organizations such as the Grundy County Republican Central Committee which provides support for local candidates and works with them on campaigns across rural areas. The county also has an active Farm Bureau that advocates for agricultural interests throughout the region. Together, these organizations have helped shape the political landscape of Grundy County and ensure that its citizens continue to have a voice in local politics.
The political climate in Grundy County, MO is very conservative.
In Grundy County, MO 18.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grundy county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.8% to 18.0%.
Grundy county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grundy 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.
Grundy, 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 Grundy County, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 102 contributions totaling $5,877 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 70 contributions totaling $9,143 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)