The politics in 63049 High Ridge, MO are influenced by the state and national elections that take place each year. Although the local elections do not directly affect the residents of High Ridge, they often have an indirect effect on the community through their involvement with other cities and counties in Missouri. Local candidates have a strong presence in this area, with campaigns for multiple offices occurring each election cycle. The most popular issues addressed by these candidates include job growth, education reform, public safety, and economic development. Residents actively participate in political discourse through online forums and at town hall meetings to be informed about the candidates running for office and their respective platforms. Overall, High Ridge is an active hub of political activity and is an important part of Missouri's larger political landscape.
The political climate in Zip 63049 (High Ridge, 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 63049 (High Ridge, MO) is strongly conservative.
High Ridge, 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.
High Ridge, 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 63049 (High Ridge)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 738 contributions totaling $30,822 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 245 contributions totaling $120,177 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $491 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)