Located in Licking, MO is the small and peaceful town of 65542. It is a tight-knit community with an emphasis on hard work and cooperation between its citizens. Politics in the area are not a topic that many people discuss openly or often, as it is more focused on local issues than state or federal politics. That being said, there are several politicians who represent the people of 65542, both at the county level and across the state. These individuals strive to make decisions that best serve their constituents and ensure that everyone has a voice in local government. They take into account not only the opinions of their constituents but also look at data from other communities to make sure they are making informed decisions for their town. It is this dedication that makes these politicians an important part of life in 65542.
The political climate in Zip 65542 (Licking, MO) is very conservative.
Texas County, MO is very conservative. In Texas County, MO 15.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Texas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.8% to 15.2%.
Texas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 65542 (Licking, MO) is very conservative.
Licking, Missouri is very conservative.
Texas 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.
Licking, 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 65542 (Licking)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 81 contributions totaling $13,975 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $173 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 69 contributions totaling $5,211 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)