Olean, MO is a rural town located in Texas County in the state of Missouri with a population of approximately 650 people. There are no local political candidates or parties that residents may vote for due to the small population size. However, Olean is part of larger districts and those outside of the town can vote for representatives during statewide and national elections. Residents take an active role in voting in these local races as they are the ones who will directly affect their lives and community. The town’s community spirit has been seen through projects such as building new parks, maintaining sidewalks, and establishing a volunteer fire department. This example shows how much Olean values its small community and how it works together to ensure it remains safe and prosperous for everyone living there.
The political climate in Zip 65064 (Olean, MO) is very conservative.
Miller County, MO is very conservative. In Miller County, MO 16.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Miller county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.1% to 16.4%.
Miller county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 65064 (Olean, MO) is very conservative.
Olean, Missouri is very conservative.
Miller 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.
Olean, 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 65064 (Olean)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $300 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)