Kirkwood, MO is a vibrant and thriving city located in St. Louis County. It has an estimated population of over 27,000 people and is the oldest suburb in St. Louis. The City of Kirkwood is governed by an elected Mayor and Board of Aldermen who are responsible for enacting laws that benefit the entire community. The local government in 63122 Kirkwood strives to ensure its citizens have access to quality services and resources, while also maintaining a strong economic base. Local political candidates running for office within Kirkwood engage with the community to create meaningful dialogue on issues such as public safety, education, infrastructure, economic development, and more. These candidates also work to address the unique needs of each neighborhood while still keeping the city's best interests at heart.
The political climate in Zip 63122 (Kirkwood, MO) is somewhat 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 63122 (Kirkwood, MO) is somewhat liberal.
Kirkwood, Missouri is somewhat 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.
Kirkwood, 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 63122 (Kirkwood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,946 contributions totaling $1,188,742 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,266 contributions totaling $436,824 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $345 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)