Politics in 65240 Centralia, MO are largely represented by the members of the Republican Party. This is due to the area's traditionally conservative values and beliefs. In recent years, the local political landscape has been bolstered by a number of state representatives, senators and even a congressman who represent the region. Local politicians work hard to ensure that the needs of their constituents are met and that they have a voice in decisions that affect their lives. They strive to bring economic development and growth to the area while maintaining its traditional values and beliefs. The city also offers several events throughout the year for citizens to engage with their elected officials and learn more about current issues.
The political climate in Zip 65240 (Centralia, MO) is leaning liberal.
Boone County, MO is somewhat liberal. In Boone County, MO 54.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Boone county remained strongly Democratic, 54.8% to 42.3%.
Boone county voted Democratic in five of the last six Presidential elections (2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 65240 (Centralia, MO) is leaning liberal.
Centralia, Missouri is leaning liberal.
Boone County, Missouri is somewhat liberal.
Columbia Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Centralia, Missouri: d r D d d D
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 65240 (Centralia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 79 contributions totaling $9,005 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 75 contributions totaling $14,031 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $187 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)