The small town of Golden, MO (65658) is a tight-knit community with a population of approximately 1350 people. It is nestled between the rolling hills that make up southwestern Missouri and is known for its friendly atmosphere and rural charm. Despite the town's small size, politics still play an important role in maintaining Golden's unique identity. Local elections often draw in a range of candidates from both major political parties, all vying to represent their constituents. Golden residents take pride in their local government and are actively involved in political discussions about the future of the town. The current Mayor, Joe Smith, has been in office since 2017 and has worked tirelessly to ensure that Golden remains a safe place to live for its citizens. He has also placed an emphasis on encouraging civic engagement throughout the town by encouraging volunteerism and increasing communication between local government officials and the people they serve.
The political climate in Zip 65658 (Golden, MO) is strongly conservative.
Barry County, MO is very conservative. In Barry County, MO 18.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Barry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.7% to 18.9%.
Barry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 65658 (Golden, MO) is strongly conservative.
Golden, Missouri is strongly conservative.
Barry 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.
Golden, 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 65658 (Golden)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $2,945 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $1,950 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $244 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)