Carthage, MO (64836) is a small town located in southwestern Missouri. The city has a population of 11,837 and is governed by a mayor-council form of government. The current mayor of Carthage is Mike Harris, who was elected in April 2017. The city council consists of eight members, all of whom serve four year terms. Carthage has seen many local political issues arise over the years, including debates on taxation, education reform, and public safety initiatives. There have also been efforts to make Carthage more business-friendly by creating incentives for businesses to invest in the community. Despite these debates, inhabitants of this small town remain committed to their community and strive to provide good services for its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 64836 (Carthage, MO) is strongly conservative.
Jasper County, MO is very conservative. In Jasper County, MO 25.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jasper county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.8% to 25.8%.
Jasper county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 64836 (Carthage, MO) is strongly conservative.
Carthage, Missouri is strongly conservative.
Jasper County, Missouri is very conservative.
Joplin 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.
Carthage, 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 64836 (Carthage)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 288 contributions totaling $21,121 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 238 contributions totaling $98,150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $412 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)