Scotland County, Missouri is located in the northeast corner of the state and is known for its vibrant political landscape. The County is served by an elected Board of Supervisors who are responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the county and enacting legislation that directs its development. In addition, Scotland County has several local seats on the Missouri House of Representatives, including one representative from District 8. This representative works closely with their constituents to ensure that they have a voice in shaping policy decisions at both state and local levels. Additionally, Scotland County has two Senators that serve on the Missouri Senate representing both Districts 12 and 15. These elected officials work collaboratively to make sure that laws passed at a state level are fair and just for all citizens of Scotland County.
The political climate in Scotland County, MO is very conservative.
In Scotland County, MO 19.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Scotland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.5% to 19.5%.
Scotland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Scotland 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.
Scotland, 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 Scotland County, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 32 contributions totaling $1,833 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 71 contributions totaling $6,716 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)