Gray Summit, MO is a small town located in the 63039 zip code area. It is a rural community with a population of around 600 people. Despite its small size, Gray Summit has an active political scene, with many local organizations and individuals advocating for policies that benefit the community. The city government is responsible for many important decisions that affect the residents, such as zoning laws, taxation and public services. Local elections are held every two years to elect officials who will represent the interests of the citizens. Furthermore, there are several local organizations dedicated to promoting progressive policies and engaging citizens in civic action. These organizations are actively involved in advocating for issues such as economic development, environmental protection and civil rights. Through these efforts, Gray Summit is able to maintain its vibrant political culture even though it has a relatively small population size.
The political climate in Zip 63039 (Gray Summit, MO) is very conservative.
Franklin County, MO is very conservative. In Franklin County, MO 27.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.8% to 27.1%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 63039 (Gray Summit, MO) is very conservative.
Gray Summit, Missouri is very conservative.
Franklin County, Missouri is very conservative.
St. Louis Metro Area is leaning 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.
Gray Summit, 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 63039 (Gray Summit)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $900 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $915 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)