Higginsville, MO is a small town in the state of Missouri with a population of approximately 4,900 people. It is governed by a Board of Alderman that works to ensure proper representation for all residents. The board consists of five members, each elected at-large for two year terms. Currently, the mayor of Higginsville is Rick Ruhl and his cabinet consists of six members. Local political candidates campaigning in the area work hard to earn votes from citizens in order to represent their interests and beliefs in local government decisions. Issues on which candidates stand can range from economic development projects to managing zoning laws or implementing new regulations. It is important for qualified candidates to be knowledgeable about local matters in order to make informed decisions that benefit all of Higginsville's citizens.
The political climate in Zip 64037 (Higginsville, MO) is strongly conservative.
Lafayette County, MO is very conservative. In Lafayette County, MO 26.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lafayette county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.8% to 26.2%.
Lafayette county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 64037 (Higginsville, MO) is strongly conservative.
Higginsville, Missouri is strongly conservative.
Lafayette County, Missouri is very conservative.
Kansas City 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.
Higginsville, 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 64037 (Higginsville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 353 contributions totaling $78,521 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $222 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 84 contributions totaling $11,123 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)