At 65740 Merriam Woods, MO, the politics are an important aspect of life for the local community. The small town is situated in a politically diverse area, with citizens belonging to varying political ideologies. Despite this diversity, there is a strong sense of unity among the people. Local politics are based on the principles of democracy and transparency, allowing citizens to have their voices heard. Every four years, local elections are held to determine who will represent the interests of the people in government offices. Candidates for mayor, town council members, school board members and other positions are selected by residents who feel they can best serve their community. The representatives chosen must be accountable to their constituents and strive to make decisions that benefit all of Merriam Woods’ neighbors.
The political climate in Zip 65740 (Merriam Woods, MO) is strongly conservative.
Taney County, MO is very conservative. In Taney County, MO 20.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Taney county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.9% to 20.3%.
Taney county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 65740 (Merriam Woods, MO) is strongly conservative.
Merriam Woods, Missouri is strongly conservative.
Taney County, Missouri is very conservative.
Branson 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.
Merriam Woods, 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 65740 (Merriam Woods)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $620 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $320 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)