Fordland, MO is a small town located in the Midwest region of the United States. It has a population of around 1,500 people and is known for its tight-knit community and strong sense of civic pride. Despite its small size, Fordland has a vibrant political landscape that is driven by passionate local politicians who have the best interests of their constituents at heart. The town's mayor, Jim Jamerson, has been in office since 2015 and has worked diligently to create new economic opportunities and improve quality of life within the community. He works closely with the Town Council which consists of five members who are elected by the citizens every four years. In addition, there are several grassroots organizations that are actively engaged in advocating for causes such as environmental protection and education reform throughout Fordland. By engaging citizens in meaningful conversations about politics, these organizations promote an informed civic engagement that serves to strengthen the democratic process in Fordland.
The political climate in Zip 65652 (Fordland, MO) is very conservative.
Webster County, MO is very conservative. In Webster County, MO 19.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Webster county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.2% to 19.0%.
Webster county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 65652 (Fordland, MO) is very conservative.
Fordland, Missouri is very conservative.
Webster County, Missouri is very conservative.
Springfield 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.
Fordland, 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 65652 (Fordland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21 contributions totaling $1,843 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $1,670 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)