The politics of 64735 Clinton, MO are dominated by a tight-knit community that is committed to protecting and preserving their way of life. As part of this commitment, the people of 64735 Clinton take part in local elections to decide who will represent them on the city council and other political roles. Local candidates typically come from the area, often having grown up there or been active in the community for many years. The primary focus is on issues that affect their local community such as zoning regulations, infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives, and economic development. Elections are highly competitive as candidates strive to show how they can best serve their constituents and maintain the values that make 64735 Clinton a special place to live.
The political climate in Zip 64735 (Clinton, MO) is strongly conservative.
Henry County, MO is very conservative. In Henry County, MO 24.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.3% to 24.2%.
Henry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 64735 (Clinton, MO) is strongly conservative.
Clinton, Missouri is strongly conservative.
Henry County, Missouri is very conservative.
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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.
Clinton, 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 64735 (Clinton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 580 contributions totaling $34,818 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 150 contributions totaling $38,046 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $254 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)