The Springfield, MO Metro Area is an area of significant political importance in Missouri. Home to a bustling population of more than 470,000 people, the Springfield Metro Area hosts a variety of local politicians that serve its citizens. Each year, residents elect state and local officials to represent them and their interests in government decisions. Local leaders strive to ensure their constituents’ needs are met by advocating for projects like public infrastructure improvements and economic development initiatives. Additionally, they work to provide access to education and health care services, as well as public safety systems that protect the citizens of Springfield. As such, politics play an important role in the lives of the people living within the Springfield Metro Area.
The political climate in Springfield Metro Area is very conservative.
In Springfield Metro Area 32.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Springfield metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.7% to 32.1%.
The Springfield metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Springfield, 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 Springfield Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13,616 contributions totaling $1,607,296 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5,366 contributions totaling $2,904,070 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $541 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)