The politics in 65201 Columbia, MO are reflective of the wider political climate in the state. Missouri is a deeply red state with Republican control of both branches of its legislature and all but one of its congressional seats. The people of 65201 Columbia, MO largely align with this state-level political majority, electing Republicans to local offices like school board members and city council representatives. Republican candidates have been successful in recent elections due to their focus on fiscal responsibility and economic sustainability. This has resulted in lower taxes, better job opportunities for the residents of 65201 Columbia, MO, and an overall improved quality of life. At the same time however, Democratic candidates are slowly gaining traction within the community as they focus on issues such as social justice that some believe have been neglected by the Republican majority in power. As a result, residents can anticipate a competitive political landscape moving forward as local representatives continue to advocate for their respective causes.
The political climate in Zip 65201 (Columbia, MO) is somewhat 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 65201 (Columbia, MO) is somewhat liberal.
Columbia, Missouri is somewhat 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.
Columbia, 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 65201 (Columbia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,880 contributions totaling $516,815 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 517 contributions totaling $442,991 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $857 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)