The Kennett, MO Metro Area is home to a vibrant political scene. Every election season, local residents come together to elect their representatives in municipal, state, and federal government positions. There are multiple political parties represented in the Kennett Metro Area, including Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians, Greens, Independents and more. Local candidates frequently host debates and forums throughout the area to discuss their platform and proposals for change. The community values an open dialogue on politics and encourages its citizens to stay informed about current events. Voter turnout is usually high in Kennett with many residents using their voice at the ballot box to make sure their opinions count.
The political climate in Kennett Metro Area is very conservative.
In Kennett Metro Area 21.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Kennett metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.1% to 21.1%.
The Kennett metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kennett 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.
Kennett, 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 Kennett Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 700 contributions totaling $27,555 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 215 contributions totaling $92,272 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $429 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)