The small town of 63857 Kennett, MO is home to a tight-knit community with a deep commitment to local politics. With a population of approximately 8,500 people, the city has seen a surge in civic engagement in recent years. Residents have become increasingly involved when it comes to deciding who will represent them in their local government. Elections are held annually and residents are encouraged to participate by voting for the candidates that they feel best represent the values and interests of their community. With an active and engaged citizenry, Kennett is an exemplar of how local politics can shape and direct the future of a community.
The political climate in Zip 63857 (Kennett, MO) is strongly conservative.
Dunklin County, MO is very conservative. In Dunklin County, MO 21.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dunklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.1% to 21.1%.
Dunklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 63857 (Kennett, MO) is strongly conservative.
Kennett, Missouri is strongly conservative.
Dunklin County, Missouri is very conservative.
Kennett 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.
Kennett, 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 63857 (Kennett)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 205 contributions totaling $9,618 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 84 contributions totaling $40,397 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $481 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)