Belle, MO is a small town located in Texas County that has a population of around 1,000 people. It is a close-knit community that takes pride in its politics and values. The town elects three members to the city council who each serve for two year terms. Residents of Belle, MO have the opportunity to participate in local elections where they can vote for their preferred candidates, who will then represent their interests on the city council. In addition to voting for members of the city council, residents also vote for representatives to the Missouri House of Representatives and Senate, as well as on local ballot measures. Belle, MO prides itself on having an informed and engaged electorate that take part in all levels of politics.
The political climate in Zip 65013 (Belle, MO) is very conservative.
Maries County, MO is very conservative. In Maries County, MO 17.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Maries county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.6% to 17.1%.
Maries county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 65013 (Belle, MO) is very conservative.
Belle, Missouri is very conservative.
Maries 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.
Belle, 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 65013 (Belle)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 81 contributions totaling $1,447 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $721 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)