Oran, MO is a small city located in Scott County with a total population of 1,517 people according to the 2019 census data. Oran is served by the mayor-council form of government and has five elected members of the city council, including the mayor. The current mayor is Mandy McSpadden who was elected in 2017 and will be up for reelection in 2021. The city council meets twice monthly to discuss local issues such as infrastructure, public safety, and economic development. In addition to the elected officials, there are also various appointed committees composed of citizens that meet regularly to help advise on particular issues. This includes the Economic Development Board, Zoning Board of Adjustment, and Parks & Recreation Committee among others. All of these factors combine to make Oran truly unique and ensure that its citizens have plenty of input into their local government's decisions.
The political climate in Zip 63771 (Oran, MO) is very conservative.
Scott County, MO is very conservative. In Scott County, MO 21.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Scott county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.6% to 21.1%.
Scott county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 63771 (Oran, MO) is very conservative.
Oran, Missouri is very conservative.
Scott County, Missouri is very conservative.
Sikeston 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.
Oran, 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 63771 (Oran)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 446 contributions totaling $23,994 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $955 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $136 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)