The small rural town of 63845 East Prairie, MO is located in the southeastern corner of Missouri. It is a tight-knit community that is politically divided into two distinct factions. The conservative majority are largely in support of traditional values and candidates who reflect their views, while the more progressive minority have shifted towards more liberal candidates in recent years. The local politics are relatively uncontested, as many long-serving politicians remain unchallenged within a small population base. Despite their differences, the citizens of 63845 East Prairie are united by their sense of pride in their home and work together to keep it the vibrant place they know and love.
The political climate in Zip 63845 (East Prairie, MO) is strongly conservative.
Mississippi County, MO is very conservative. In Mississippi County, MO 24.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mississippi county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.4% to 24.8%.
Mississippi county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 63845 (East Prairie, MO) is strongly conservative.
East Prairie, Missouri is strongly conservative.
Mississippi 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.
East Prairie, Missouri: d 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 63845 (East Prairie)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $1,350 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $9,141 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $286 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)