The city of Chesterfield, MO is located in St. Louis county and has an estimated population of 47,584 people according to the 2016 U.S. Census Bureau. It is governed by a Mayor and 6-member Board of Aldermen who are elected by the local residents every two years. The current mayor is Bob Nation and the Board of Aldermen members include Greg Groner, Robert Ivey, Sarah Freidin, Steve Stenger, Mary Beth Williams, and Michael O'Mara. In addition to these elected officials, there are several other local political organizations involved in decision-making for the city such as the Police Department Board of Commissioners, Parks & Recreation Commission, Planning & Zoning Commission, Library Board of Trustees, Economic Development Steering Committee and many more. Together they work to ensure that Chesterfield remains a vibrant and safe community for both current and future generations.
The political climate in Zip 63017 (Chesterfield, MO) is somewhat liberal.
St. Louis County, MO is moderately liberal. In St. Louis County, MO 61.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 37.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Louis county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 61.2% to 37.2%.
St. Louis county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 63017 (Chesterfield, MO) is somewhat liberal.
Chesterfield, Missouri is somewhat liberal.
St. Louis County, Missouri is moderately liberal.
St. Louis Metro Area is leaning 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.
Chesterfield, Missouri: d d 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 63017 (Chesterfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,476 contributions totaling $678,208 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,256 contributions totaling $428,542 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $341 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)