Poplar Bluff, Missouri is located in Butler County and is the county seat. The city has a population of 17,100 people and encompasses an area of 11.4 square miles. Politically, Poplar Bluff is a strong Republican stronghold. In the past few election cycles, Republicans have held firm majorities both in local and state government offices in the area. Locally, there are many elected officials who serve on various boards such as the City Council and County Commission to ensure that the citizens have their needs met. These officials work hard to advocate for their constituents and maintain a positive atmosphere with regards to governmental policies and practices throughout the region. Additionally, community members are actively engaged in local political action groups which provide educational opportunities for citizens to further their understanding of issues impacting them personally or communally.
The political climate in Zip 63901 (Poplar Bluff, MO) is strongly conservative.
Butler County, MO is very conservative. In Butler County, MO 18.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Butler county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.4% to 18.2%.
Butler county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 63901 (Poplar Bluff, MO) is strongly conservative.
Poplar Bluff, Missouri is strongly conservative.
Butler County, Missouri is very conservative.
Poplar Bluff 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.
Poplar Bluff, 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 63901 (Poplar Bluff)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 384 contributions totaling $23,976 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 265 contributions totaling $85,825 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $324 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)