Armstrong, MO 65230 is a small rural town that has a population of just over 1,000 people. The politics in this area are largely focused on local and state offices, with three main parties being represented - Republican, Democrat, and Independent. The most recent election saw the incumbent Republican candidate winning the vote by a large margin. However, there are still active campaigns from all sides to ensure that their voices get heard in the upcoming elections. Issues such as health care, taxes, economic development, education, and gun control are all regularly discussed and debated in the local political arena. Local politicians work hard to ensure they make informed decisions that will best benefit Armstrong's residents.
The political climate in Zip 65230 (Armstrong, MO) is very conservative.
Howard County, MO is very conservative. In Howard County, MO 27.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Howard county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.8% to 27.7%.
Howard county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 65230 (Armstrong, MO) is very conservative.
Armstrong, Missouri is very conservative.
Howard 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.
Armstrong, 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 65230 (Armstrong)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $778 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $3,031 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $253 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)