Lewis, MO County is a small rural area located in the Midwest region of the United States. This county contains several towns and villages, and is home to a largely agricultural population. Despite its small size, Lewis, MO County is no stranger to politics. Every four years, local voters have the opportunity to select their preferred candidates for public office at both the state and federal levels. The county also has an active political party structure with both Democratic and Republican candidates running for office in most elections. Politically active citizens are often seen attending rallies and meetings throughout the county to discuss current issues facing Lewis, MO County as well as possible solutions. The interests of the people of Lewis, MO County are always a priority when it comes to voting and selecting representatives who will serve them faithfully.
The political climate in Lewis County, MO is very conservative.
In Lewis County, MO 21.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lewis county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.9% to 21.3%.
Lewis county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lewis County, MO is very conservative.
Quincy 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.
Lewis, 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 Lewis County, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 507 contributions totaling $26,105 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 80 contributions totaling $24,612 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $308 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)