Webster County, Missouri is a rural area located in the southwest corner of Missouri. It is home to a population of just over 20,000 people and offers a variety of activities for its citizens. The local politics of Webster County are important for the future of the county. The county is governed by an elected board that works with the residents to ensure their needs are met and taken into consideration when developing plans for the future. Elected officials serve as the voice for residents and help them understand how policies and decisions will affect them. Additionally, local elections like those for mayor, sheriff, and other local positions make sure that all citizens have an opportunity to express their opinion on who should lead their community. With such a small population it is important that everyone has a say in how their county operates.
The political climate in Webster County, MO is very conservative.
In Webster County, MO 19.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Webster county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.2% to 19.0%.
Webster county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Webster County, MO is very conservative.
Springfield 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.
Webster, 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 Webster County, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 454 contributions totaling $33,820 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 407 contributions totaling $123,354 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $303 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)