Jasper, MO is located in Newton County and has a population of 603 according to the 2010 Census. The government of Jasper is organized as a Mayor/Council form of governance with an elected mayor that serves two year terms and four council members. All members are elected by local residents for two year terms. These city leaders represent the needs of the citizens within the community and work together to make decisions that benefit Jasper in the long term. Some common issues addressed by these officials include public safety, economic development, and infrastructure improvements. Additionally, local political candidates are frequently present in the area engaging with community members to discuss their views on important topics impacting Jasper. Ultimately, politics in 64755 Jasper, MO serve to ensure that both current and future generations are able to enjoy living in a safe and vibrant community.
The political climate in Zip 64755 (Jasper, MO) is very conservative.
Jasper County, MO is very conservative. In Jasper County, MO 25.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jasper county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.8% to 25.8%.
Jasper county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 64755 (Jasper, MO) is very conservative.
Jasper, Missouri is very conservative.
Jasper County, Missouri is very conservative.
Joplin Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Jasper, 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 64755 (Jasper)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $560 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $3,146 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)