Gasconade County, Missouri is a rural county located in the heart of the Midwest and has a thriving economy. On the political side, Gasconade County holds elections for offices such as Sheriff, Recorder of Deeds, Prosecuting Attorney, presiding Commissioner and other local positions. The candidates for these positions are typically local residents who are knowledgeable about the county’s needs and have a vested interest in the future of Gasconade. They come from all sides of the political spectrum and come together for a common goal: to make Gasconade County an even better place to live. Election time is always an exciting time in Gasconade County where citizens have an opportunity to speak up and make their voices heard.
The political climate in Gasconade County, MO is very conservative.
In Gasconade County, MO 20.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gasconade county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.5% to 20.2%.
Gasconade county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gasconade 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.
Gasconade, 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 Gasconade County, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 461 contributions totaling $13,697 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 165 contributions totaling $24,518 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)