Wayne County, Missouri is a vibrant and diverse county located in the southeastern region of the state. It is home to many small towns and rural communities that are deeply rooted in both their local heritage and politics. The area has its own unique political climate that is heavily influenced by its citizens’ opinions on issues such as taxes, education, healthcare, energy, and environmental protection. Local elections occur every two years with candidates representing both major parties vying for office. During these races, there is always a large focus on engaging with residents to ensure they understand the platforms of each candidate. Political discourse is encouraged which has helped Wayne County maintain an active civic engagement throughout its history.
The political climate in Wayne County, MO is very conservative.
In Wayne County, MO 14.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wayne county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.8% to 14.4%.
Wayne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wayne 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.
Wayne, 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 Wayne County, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 99 contributions totaling $8,115 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 106 contributions totaling $13,254 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)