Herculaneum, MO is a small town located in St. Louis County in the state of Missouri. It has a rich history and has seen many changes over the years. The politics of Herculaneum are largely administered by the local government, which is overseen by a Mayor and several Aldermen. The mayor and Aldermen are responsible for making decisions on matters such as taxes, zoning regulations, public safety, education policy, and other important issues that affect the community. In recent years, Herculaneum has seen an increase in voter turnout during local elections and has become more politically active than in previous decades. Local residents often have strong opinions on various political issues facing their town and take great pride in participating in their local democracy through voting for the candidates they believe will best serve their needs.
The political climate in Zip 63048 (Herculaneum, MO) is strongly conservative.
Jefferson County, MO is very conservative. In Jefferson County, MO 32.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.9% to 32.1%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 63048 (Herculaneum, MO) is strongly conservative.
Herculaneum, Missouri is strongly conservative.
Jefferson 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.
Herculaneum, Missouri: d r d 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 63048 (Herculaneum)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 100 contributions totaling $5,575 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $2,811 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)