Wright, MO County is part of a larger political landscape that includes the local government of Wright and its representation in the state and national legislatures. The county is represented by three state representatives in the Missouri House of Representatives, as well as two members of the US House of Representatives. The county is also divided into four different townships, each with their own local elected officials. At the county level, there are seven elected commissioners who make up the Board of Commissioners. These commissioners are responsible for overseeing county-level services such as fire and police departments, roads maintenance, and property assessments. Additionally, there are several local elections each year which determine leadership within those townships. Each election typically features a diverse range of candidates from both major political parties who seek to represent their constituents on important matters such as taxes and school funding. Through these elections, citizens are able to voice their preferences on how they want their local government to be run.
The political climate in Wright County, MO is very conservative.
In Wright County, MO 13.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wright county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.2% to 13.3%.
Wright county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wright 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.
Wright, 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 Wright County, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 193 contributions totaling $24,383 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 211 contributions totaling $45,328 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $215 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)