Mill Spring, MO is a small rural town located in Wayne County with a population of just over 500 people. It is a close-knit community where everyone is involved in the politics of the town. The local government consists of a mayor and four members who sit on the city council. Each year, local residents come out to participate in elections for these positions. Candidates must be endorsed by the voters in order to hold office and represent the interests of their constituents. Local political issues range from support for schools and public services to economic development opportunities. Different candidates may have different views on how to best address these issues, but overall all residents work together to reach consensus on what needs to be done for Mill Spring, MO.
The political climate in Zip 63952 (Mill Spring, MO) is very conservative.
Wayne County, MO is very conservative. In Wayne County, MO 14.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wayne county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.8% to 14.4%.
Wayne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 63952 (Mill Spring, MO) is very conservative.
Mill Spring, Missouri is very conservative.
Wayne 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.
Mill Spring, 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 63952 (Mill Spring)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $95 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $65 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)