Liberal, MO (64762) is a small town located in the southwestern part of Missouri. Politics in this area are largely dominated by the Republican Party, with most local politicians being of this political stripe. The main issues of focus in Liberal revolve around economic development, educational opportunities, and agriculture. Local representatives are often seen advocating for initiatives that will bring jobs to the area and help grow local businesses. There is also strong support for improved school systems and access to better educational opportunities for students. Farmers in the area are also a major part of the political landscape, supporting legislation that encourages sustainable agricultural practices or that helps protect their land rights. Overall, Liberal is a small but vibrant community that takes its politics seriously and works hard to ensure its future success.
The political climate in Zip 64762 (Liberal, MO) is very conservative.
Barton County, MO is very conservative. In Barton County, MO 13.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Barton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.0% to 13.9%.
Barton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 64762 (Liberal, MO) is very conservative.
Liberal, Missouri is very conservative.
Barton 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.
Liberal, 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 64762 (Liberal)
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 13 contributions totaling $2,056 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)