The Branson, MO Metro Area is home to a variety of political views and opinions. There are many political candidates that run for local offices in the city and surrounding areas. All of them have their own unique set of values and beliefs on how to best serve the community. These candidates can range from Republicans, Democrats, Independents, Libertarians and more. It is important for voters in this area to become informed on each candidate’s platform before making a decision on who to vote for in order to ensure that their voices are heard and their values are represented in local politics. Ultimately, it is up to the voters in this area to decide who will be successful in gaining office and leading the way forward.
The political climate in Branson Metro Area is very conservative.
In Branson Metro Area 19.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Branson metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.6% to 19.8%.
The Branson metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Branson 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.
Branson, 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 Branson Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 875 contributions totaling $56,006 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,047 contributions totaling $1,669,715 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,595 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)