Ionia, MO is a small town located in the 65335 zip code. The city has a long history of civic engagement and political participation. The residents of Ionia are passionate about their local government, taking part in elections and supporting local candidates who represent their interests. Recently, Ionia has seen an influx of new families moving to the area, causing a shift in the political landscape. There are now two main political parties represented in Ionia: Republicans and Democrats. Both parties have held a number of political events over the past year to emphasize their respective platforms and agendas for the future of Ionia. While the town may be small, it is filled with engaged citizens who care deeply about what happens within their community – making politics an integral part of life in Ionia.
The political climate in Zip 65335 (Ionia, MO) is very conservative.
Benton County, MO is very conservative. In Benton County, MO 20.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.3% to 20.8%.
Benton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 65335 (Ionia, MO) is very conservative.
Ionia, Missouri is very conservative.
Benton 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.
Ionia, 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 65335 (Ionia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)