The politics in 63660 Mineral Point, MO are largely centered around the local government. The city is part of the Madison County government that includes a county commission and a representative from each precinct. Residents in Mineral Point elect the mayor, who serves as the head of the municipal government, and several members of the city council to guide legislative decisions for the town. The local political candidates running for office typically focus on issues relating to education, infrastructure, public safety, economic development, and other topics relevant to living in Mineral Point. With a small population and close-knit community, residents tend to be more involved in local politics than those from larger cities or towns. This gives everyone an equal chance to voice their opinion on matters that affect their everyday lives.
The political climate in Zip 63660 (Mineral Point, MO) is strongly conservative.
Washington County, MO is very conservative. In Washington County, MO 18.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.6% to 18.1%.
Washington county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 63660 (Mineral Point, MO) is strongly conservative.
Mineral Point, Missouri is strongly conservative.
Washington 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.
Mineral Point, Missouri: d r d 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 63660 (Mineral Point)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $25 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $2,485 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)