Politics in 65609 Bakersfield, MO are vibrant and engaging. The area is part of the larger Bakersfield Township, which holds elections for various offices such as Town Supervisor and Town Council members. These positions are often contested by a number of local candidates who have experience with the local issues that matter to residents of the township. It is important to note that due to the population size and composition of 65609 Bakersfield, MO, neither population statistics nor names of political candidates can be included in this paragraph.
The political climate in Zip 65609 (Bakersfield, MO) is very conservative.
Ozark County, MO is very conservative. In Ozark County, MO 15.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ozark county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.6% to 15.5%.
Ozark county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 65609 (Bakersfield, MO) is very conservative.
Bakersfield, Missouri is very conservative.
Ozark 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.
Bakersfield, 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 65609 (Bakersfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $247 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)