The St. Louis, MO Metro Area is a diverse and vibrant place that is full of political activity. A variety of local political entities, such as the St. Louis County Executive Office, the St. Louis City Mayor's Office, and the St. Louis Board of Alderman, are responsible for governing the city. Local elections take place every four years to determine who will occupy these positions of power. A variety of community leaders also play a role in influencing St. Louis politics by working closely with government officials to create solutions to local issues and advocate for their constituents’ best interests. Additionally, many organizations throughout the Metro Area work together to form coalitions and promote social justice initiatives that strive to better their community at large. All in all, the politics in St. Louis are constantly evolving as citizens get involved and use their voice to make a difference in their city’s future.
The political climate in St. Louis Metro Area is leaning liberal.
In St. Louis Metro Area 51.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the St. Louis metro area remained narrowly Democratic, 51.0% to 47.0%.
The St. Louis metro area voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
St. Louis Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
St. Louis, Missouri: d d D d d d
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 St. Louis Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 152,993 contributions totaling $29,947,503 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $196 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32,321 contributions totaling $26,185,034 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $810 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)