The Cape Girardeau, MO Metro Area has a long history of active and engaged politics. Local elections are usually well attended, with citizens taking the time to research and learn about the platforms of various candidates in order to make an informed decision on election day. Political issues vary widely from local concerns such as police funding and economic development, to state-level topics like taxation and healthcare. Each election is seen as an opportunity for the residents of the area to have their voices heard when it comes to making decisions that will influence the future of their community.
The political climate in Cape Girardeau Metro Area is very conservative.
In Cape Girardeau Metro Area 25.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Cape Girardeau metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.5% to 25.8%.
The Cape Girardeau metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cape Girardeau 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.
Cape Girardeau, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Cape Girardeau Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,088 contributions totaling $198,924 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,017 contributions totaling $479,628 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $472 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)