Sullivan, MO County is a vibrant community with local politics that are being discussed. Issues like education, jobs, public safety, and economic development are all important to the citizens of Sullivan, MO County. The local political candidates in the area work hard to ensure that these issues are addressed and taken care of. From town hall meetings to debates on social media, they strive to keep their constituents informed of important political events. In addition to communicating with their constituents directly, they also attend conferences and forums that bring together different elected officials from across the state. By doing so, they are able to gain insight into how other communities approach solving their problems and how these approaches can be applied here in Sullivan County.
The political climate in Sullivan County, MO is very conservative.
In Sullivan County, MO 19.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sullivan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.9% to 19.3%.
Sullivan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sullivan 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.
Sullivan, 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 Sullivan County, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 39 contributions totaling $10,575 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $271 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $2,648 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)