The Fort Leonard Wood Metro Area, located in Pulaski County, Missouri, is a vibrant community that is represented by various local political candidates. The main governing bodies and representatives of the area include the town mayor, 4 members of the Board of Aldermen, and representatives for various districts in Pulaski County. These representatives work hard to create an environment for citizens to grow and thrive, through initiatives such as creating new job opportunities and improving infrastructure. They are also responsible for providing services such as education, public safety, health care and other crucial government functions. In their efforts to ensure that the region can continue to develop economically and socially they are always open to working with local businesses and individuals to make sure everyone has access to resources they need. Through active engagement with constituents and carefully crafted policies these local political officials strive to ensure that Fort Leonard Wood remains a great place for all who live there.
The political climate in Fort Leonard Wood Metro Area is very conservative.
In Fort Leonard Wood Metro Area 25.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Fort Leonard Wood metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.5% to 25.9%.
The Fort Leonard Wood metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fort Leonard Wood 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.
Fort Leonard Wood, 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 Fort Leonard Wood Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 586 contributions totaling $48,756 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 150 contributions totaling $20,411 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)