Lafayette County, Missouri is a small county located in the state's northwest corner. It is home to about 30,000 residents and has a rich history. Politically, Lafayette County is a conservative-leaning county with a Republican majority. The county has seen several local political races in recent years, some of which have been highly contested. Recent elections have been closely watched by voters in the area due to their implications for the future of the county. While there are no local candidates currently running for office, many of the local leaders that represent this area have strong ties to the community and are dedicated to ensuring that Lafayette County remains prosperous and continues to grow and thrive.
The political climate in Lafayette County, MO is very conservative.
In Lafayette County, MO 26.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lafayette county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.8% to 26.2%.
Lafayette county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lafayette 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.
Lafayette, 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 Lafayette County, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 766 contributions totaling $150,546 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $197 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 302 contributions totaling $41,664 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)