Harrison, MO County is located in the Midwest region of the United States. It is home to a population of 40,000 people. The county is made up of several small towns and rural areas. Harrison has a strong local government system with a Board of Supervisors that governs the county. There are two main political parties, Democratic and Republican, that compete for election every two years in the county. Local issues important to Harrison residents include taxes, education, health care and transportation. Candidates for political office must always be prepared to discuss these issues when campaigning in the area. Local elections often draw large numbers of voters who are eager to help shape the future of their community. Many state representatives also come from Harrison County, allowing their constituents a direct say in politics at all levels of government.
The political climate in Harrison County, MO is very conservative.
In Harrison County, MO 15.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harrison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.6% to 15.6%.
Harrison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Harrison 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.
Harrison, 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 Harrison County, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 113 contributions totaling $5,785 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 63 contributions totaling $14,780 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $235 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)