The politics of the city of Osage Beach, MO (ZIP 65065) are largely influenced by its economic and demographic landscape. With a population of 3,742 as of the 2019 US Census Bureau estimates, Osage Beach is a relatively small city located in Camdenton County. Election for mayor and the six-member Board of Alderman occur every two years in April. The Board of Alderman serves the city by setting policy and approving budgets proposed by the mayor. Other political topics include local tax rates, educational funding, and development initiatives. All residents over 18 years old with valid identification are eligible to vote in local elections. Residents have a chance to make their voices heard through a variety of outlets such as public forums, attending board meetings or participating in voter outreach events.
The political climate in Zip 65065 (Osage Beach, MO) is strongly conservative.
Camden County, MO is very conservative. In Camden County, MO 22.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Camden county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.0% to 22.8%.
Camden county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 65065 (Osage Beach, MO) is strongly conservative.
Osage Beach, Missouri is strongly conservative.
Camden 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.
Osage Beach, 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 65065 (Osage Beach)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 132 contributions totaling $12,697 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 165 contributions totaling $55,819 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $338 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)