Livingston, MO County is a small rural community located in the central part of Missouri. Political activity in this area is generally quite limited due to its small population size. However, local politicians can still be found advocating for their constituencies on a regular basis. These candidates come from both major parties and smaller regional parties as well. They are typically elected by the county's citizens every four years during the general election. Issues that candidates discuss include the economy, health care, education reform, taxes, public safety and other relevant topics. Politicians also work closely with local businesses and organizations to ensure that their supporters' voices are heard in decision-making processes at the state level. Ultimately, these political leaders strive to improve life for all citizens within Livingston County.
The political climate in Livingston County, MO is very conservative.
In Livingston County, MO 20.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Livingston county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.9% to 20.9%.
Livingston county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Livingston 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.
Livingston, 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 Livingston County, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 206 contributions totaling $12,566 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 119 contributions totaling $37,429 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $315 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)