The 64801 zip code of Joplin, MO is located in the heart of Jasper County and contains a variety of diverse viewers. Every election season, the local political candidates bring different platforms to the table to battle for the votes residing in this area. The current mayor of Joplin is Gary Shaw, who has held his position since 2014 and is running for re-election in 2021. In addition to Mayor Shaw, there are many other city council members and representatives vying to represent the citizens of 64801. These candidates range from business owners to local activists who all prioritize different goals in order to improve their community. While there may be disagreements on individual positions between these candidates, they all remain committed to improving the quality of life for everyone living within their zip code.
The political climate in Zip 64801 (Joplin, MO) is strongly 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 64801 (Joplin, MO) is strongly conservative.
Joplin, Missouri is strongly 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.
Joplin, 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 64801 (Joplin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 395 contributions totaling $120,127 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $304 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 449 contributions totaling $1,952,931 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $4,350 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)