Clarkton, MO is located in Dunklin County and is part of the state's 8th congressional district. Though relatively small, Clarkton has an active political community with a number of local leaders who are involved in making important decisions for the town and its surrounding area. Community members are passionate about exercising their right to vote and take part in local elections that affect the future of their hometown. The City Council meets regularly for monthly meetings to discuss local issues such as infrastructure improvements, economic development initiatives, and public safety measures. Residents can stay informed about what’s happening in their town by attending these meetings or accessing information online. Local candidates also have an opportunity to make their voices heard through campaigning events like door knocking or holding rallies in local parks.
The political climate in Zip 63837 (Clarkton, MO) is strongly conservative.
Dunklin County, MO is very conservative. In Dunklin County, MO 21.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dunklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.1% to 21.1%.
Dunklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 63837 (Clarkton, MO) is strongly conservative.
Clarkton, Missouri is strongly conservative.
Dunklin County, Missouri is very conservative.
Kennett 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.
Clarkton, 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 63837 (Clarkton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $12,300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,538 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)