The politics in 63435 Canton, MO are heavily influenced by the city's residents who have a strong commitment to preserving their local heritage and traditions. The small town is home to many longtime families with deep roots in the area, making up the majority of the population. While there are no local political candidates in this area, key politicians from nearby districts serve as the representatives for Canton. Issues important to Canton range from economic development and infrastructure investments to environmental concerns and education reform. With a focus on preserving their historic culture and community values at its core, politics in 63435 Canton, MO are sure to remain vibrant into the future.
The political climate in Zip 63435 (Canton, MO) is strongly conservative.
Lewis County, MO is very conservative. In Lewis County, MO 21.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lewis county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.9% to 21.3%.
Lewis county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 63435 (Canton, MO) is strongly conservative.
Canton, Missouri is strongly conservative.
Lewis County, Missouri is very conservative.
Quincy 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.
Canton, 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 63435 (Canton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 446 contributions totaling $19,318 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $10,040 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $295 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)