The small town of 65457 Devils Elbow, MO is a rural community with a population of just over 3,000 people. Despite its small size, the politics in this town are still an important part of peoples' everyday lives. Locals take part in elections to decide on issues that will affect their lives and those of their neighbors and families. There are a few local political candidates that regularly run for office within the town, including a mayor and several city council members. Elections are held every two years to determine who will take leadership positions in the town and make decisions that affect the future of the community. Residents often come together to discuss important topics such as infrastructure investment, public safety improvements, and education reform. These conversations provide an opportunity for everyone in the community to have their voice heard and be involved in shaping their future.
The political climate in Zip 65457 (Devils Elbow, MO) is strongly conservative.
Pulaski County, MO is very conservative. In Pulaski County, MO 25.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pulaski county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.5% to 25.9%.
Pulaski county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 65457 (Devils Elbow, MO) is strongly conservative.
Devils Elbow, Missouri is strongly conservative.
Pulaski County, Missouri is very conservative.
Fort Leonard Wood 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.
Devils Elbow, 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 65457 (Devils Elbow)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 37 contributions totaling $8,063 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $218 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)