Miller, MO County is a rural area in the Midwest with plenty of political activity. Local political candidates often focus on issues that are important to the citizens of Miller, such as improving educational opportunities, providing access to affordable healthcare and strengthening infrastructure. With so much attention being given to these critical issues, Miller County works hard to ensure that everyone’s voice is heard when it comes to how their community is governed. An election season can be filled with lively debates about the future of Miller County and its constituents. As part of this process, local candidates fight for recognition from their constituents by running campaigns and participating in public forums where they can share their perspectives on the best direction for Miller County. Despite differences in opinion, all parties are ultimately motivated by what is best for the citizens of Miller.
The political climate in Miller County, MO is very conservative.
In Miller County, MO 16.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Miller county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.1% to 16.4%.
Miller county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Miller 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.
Miller, 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 Miller County, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 125 contributions totaling $12,485 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 126 contributions totaling $59,881 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $475 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)