Scott, MO County is a small rural county located in the Midwest of the United States. Politically, the county leans towards conservative values. All local political candidates must reflect this sentiment when running for office. While the population of Scott, MO County may be small, the political landscape is incredibly important to those who live there. Local elections often take place between a few select candidates who have proven themselves as upstanding members of the community and are committed to being strong advocates for their constituents. Residents often come out in droves for these local elections to have their voices heard and make sure that they elect representatives who will look out for their best interests.
The political climate in Scott County, MO is very conservative.
In Scott County, MO 21.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Scott county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.6% to 21.1%.
Scott county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Scott County, MO is very conservative.
Sikeston 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.
Scott, 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 Scott County, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 714 contributions totaling $66,892 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 385 contributions totaling $160,611 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $417 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)