Clarksdale, Missouri is a small city located in Harrison County, with a population of approximately 64430 people. Politically, the city is largely Democratic and has voted for the Democratic candidate in every presidential election since 1996. The current mayor of Clarksdale is Jeff Bloemker, who was elected to serve a four year term in 2016. He is supported by two City Council members, Jerry Arstorff and Peggy Johnson-Eberle. The city also has a number of local political groups such as the Democratic Women's Club and the Republican Party of Harrison County who are actively involved in local matters. There are also several special interest groups that focus on specific topics such as education reform, economic development and environmental protection. Through their efforts, these organizations strive to provide citizens with quality services and improved living conditions.
The political climate in Zip 64430 (Clarksdale, MO) is very conservative.
DeKalb County, MO is very conservative. In DeKalb County, MO 19.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, DeKalb county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.9% to 19.2%.
DeKalb county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 64430 (Clarksdale, MO) is very conservative.
Clarksdale, Missouri is very conservative.
DeKalb County, Missouri is very conservative.
St. Joseph 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.
Clarksdale, 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 64430 (Clarksdale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $20 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $10 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $575 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $192 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)