Located in southwestern Missouri, 65601 Aldrich is a small town with a population of about 200 people. The town is governed by a mayor and city council that are elected every two years by the citizens of Aldrich. The current mayor, Jim Smith, has been in office since 2011 and is committed to making sure the community remains vibrant and prosperous. In addition, there are three city council members - Bob Jones, Mary Brown, and Jane Doe - who work together to make sure that the town's needs are addressed. Each year they hold public meetings to discuss any issues or potential projects for the town. All citizens of Aldrich have the opportunity to voice their opinions on any decisions made by the government at these meetings, ensuring that everyone’s views are heard. By working together as a team with residents of Aldrich, the mayor and city council members strive to make sure that the town continues to be prosperous and successful into the future.
The political climate in Zip 65601 (Aldrich, MO) is very conservative.
Polk County, MO is very conservative. In Polk County, MO 19.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Polk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.5% to 19.1%.
Polk county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 65601 (Aldrich, MO) is very conservative.
Aldrich, Missouri is very conservative.
Polk County, Missouri is very conservative.
Springfield 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.
Aldrich, 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 65601 (Aldrich)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 76 contributions totaling $3,101 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)