Clark, MO County is a vibrant and politically engaged community. With the recent election of new leaders, citizens are looking forward to seeing positive changes in their local area. Residents take part in local politics by attending town hall meetings, voting in elections, and voicing their opinions on issues that affect them. The county also has an active political action committee that serves as a liaison between citizens and elected officials. They work to ensure that the needs of the community are heard and addressed in policy decisions. Clark County prides itself on its dedicated citizens who strive to make their county a better place for all.
The political climate in Clark County, MO is very conservative.
In Clark County, MO 20.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clark county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.7% to 20.0%.
Clark county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clark County, MO is very conservative.
Fort Madison-Keokuk 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.
Clark, 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 Clark County, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 46 contributions totaling $7,691 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $4,685 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)