Audrain County, located in the state of Missouri, is a vibrant community with a long history and diverse range of interests. While the county does not have local political candidates running for office, the political landscape in Audrain County is nonetheless quite active. Local organizations are often involved in municipal and county decision-making and many citizens participate in community meetings to voice their opinion on important issues. On a larger scale, Audrain County is part of the 8th Congressional District which sends representatives to both the state government and national Congress. With strong advocacy from citizens and organizations alike, Audrain County strives to remain an active participant in regional politics.
The political climate in Audrain County, MO is very conservative.
In Audrain County, MO 25.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Audrain county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.5% to 25.4%.
Audrain county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Audrain County, MO is very conservative.
Mexico 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.
Audrain, 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 Audrain County, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 187 contributions totaling $26,778 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 241 contributions totaling $27,802 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)