The city of University City, MO is a thriving community located in St. Louis County, with a strong sense of local pride and an active political scene. Residents of the 63130 zip code participate in various levels of government from local to state, making sure their voices are heard on important issues. University City is proud to have an elected mayor and six-member board of aldermen that help guide and shape policy decisions for the area. The board makes decisions that impact the quality of life for residents such as public safety initiatives, zoning regulations, and budgetary matters. Additionally, there are a variety of civic groups and organizations that give residents the opportunity to stay informed about local politics and advocate for causes they believe in. With its strong sense of civic engagement, University City continues to be a great place to live and work.
The political climate in Zip 63130 (University City, 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 63130 (University City, MO) is moderately liberal.
University City, 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.
University City, 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 63130 (University City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10,681 contributions totaling $1,612,570 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 346 contributions totaling $115,649 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $334 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)