The small town of Memphis, MO (63555) is located in Scotland County and is filled with a rich history. It does not have its own local government, instead relying on the county for services such as law enforcement and fire protection. The county elects officials who represent citizens in the city of Memphis, MO. These representatives are responsible for advocating for their constituents’ needs and interests, such as improving area infrastructure or increasing access to health care. Additionally, Scotland County is part of Missouri’s Sixth Congressional District which elects a representative to the US House of Representatives. This individual works on behalf of all residents in the district, including those living within Memphis. With so many different levels of politics affecting them, Memphis citizens are very engaged with the political process and take an active role in determining who represents them both locally and nationally.
The political climate in Zip 63555 (Memphis, MO) is strongly conservative.
Scotland County, MO is very conservative. In Scotland County, MO 19.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Scotland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.5% to 19.5%.
Scotland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 63555 (Memphis, MO) is strongly conservative.
Memphis, Missouri is strongly conservative.
Scotland County, Missouri is very conservative.
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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.
Memphis, 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 63555 (Memphis)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 13 contributions totaling $1,195 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $1,930 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)