The city of Ferguson, MO (zip code 63135) is a politically active and diverse community. The most recent mayoral election in April 2019 saw two candidates vying for the position. Ella Jones and Heather Robinette competed to be the next mayor of Ferguson. Jones eventually won with 55% of the total vote. This election was a major step forward in the fight for equality as it marked the first Black woman to be elected mayor of Ferguson. Since then, Mayor Jones has championed progressive causes including more accessible public transportation and expanding opportunities in education and healthcare for local residents. The City Council also boasts a diverse group of committed leaders representing many different backgrounds, all working together to make Ferguson a better place for its citizens. There is an ongoing commitment from city leaders to ensure that everyone has access to fair representation and equal rights regardless of race or socioeconomic status.
The political climate in Zip 63135 (Ferguson, MO) is moderately liberal.
St. Louis County, MO is moderately liberal. In St. Louis County, MO 61.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Louis county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.2% to 37.2%.
St. Louis county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 63135 (Ferguson, MO) is moderately liberal.
Ferguson, Missouri is moderately liberal.
St. Louis County, Missouri is moderately liberal.
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.
Ferguson, 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 63135 (Ferguson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 770 contributions totaling $40,669 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 87 contributions totaling $9,705 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)