The Farmington, MO Metro Area is part of the larger St. Francois County. With a population of just over 30,000 people, it is a small city with an engaged and active political scene. The local government is composed of two City Council members, a Mayor, and three elected Municipal Judges. Voters in the area elect representatives from various political parties to both the Missouri House and Senate. There are also several organizations and individuals that are actively involved in the political process, including advocacy groups such as the local ACLU chapter and various civic-minded organizations like Rotary clubs or Kiwanis clubs that work to get citizens involved in their community. Each November, residents have the opportunity to cast their ballots in statewide elections for initiatives and candidates. The citizens of Farmington take great pride in having their voices heard through voting and activism, making sure that their views are represented throughout the state government.
The political climate in Farmington Metro Area is very conservative.
In Farmington Metro Area 25.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Farmington metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.1% to 25.1%.
The Farmington metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Farmington 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.
Farmington, 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 Farmington Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 690 contributions totaling $60,897 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 443 contributions totaling $238,588 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $539 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)