Cooper, MO County is located in the Midwestern United States and is known for its strong sense of community. The county has a deep political history, with many citizens actively engaged in local politics. Cooper County is home to several organizations that focus on local issues such as education, public health and safety, and economic development. Political candidates regularly run for office in Cooper County, offering differing views on the issues that affect the community. These candidates often take part in debates and other forms of engagement with the voters to ensure their voices are heard. Local governmental meetings provide a forum where residents can discuss important topics and express their opinions about how best to move Cooper County forward. The election process also offers citizens an opportunity to make their voices heard by electing representatives who will work on their behalf.
The political climate in Cooper County, MO is very conservative.
In Cooper County, MO 25.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cooper county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.2% to 25.9%.
Cooper county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cooper 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.
Cooper, 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 Cooper County, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 746 contributions totaling $33,792 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 238 contributions totaling $35,576 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)