Howell County in Missouri is governed by the Howell County Commission, which consists of three elected commissioners. The county is divided into two districts: West and East. All county offices are held by members of the Republican Party, with the exception of the presiding commissioner who is currently an Independent. Local politics in Howell County focus on supporting small businesses, protecting private property rights, and developing infrastructure to attract new investments. There have been numerous initiatives launched recently that have sought to increase access to quality healthcare for all residents of the county. In addition, there has been a concerted effort to promote responsible economic development and job creation throughout the county. Local elections are held every two years with candidates from both major parties campaigning vigorously for their respective offices during election season.
The political climate in Howell County, MO is very conservative.
In Howell County, MO 17.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Howell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.3% to 17.2%.
Howell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Howell County, MO is very conservative.
West Plains 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.
Howell, 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 Howell County, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,150 contributions totaling $123,894 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 316 contributions totaling $70,464 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $223 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)