Rayville, MO is a small town with a population of around 500 people. Located in Ray County, the town has a very active political scene that revolves mostly around local government. The mayor is responsible for setting the tone and direction for the city council, which meets monthly to discuss and vote on important local matters. There are also various county offices such as sheriff, treasurer, auditor, assessor, and county clerk that work closely with the city council to ensure all aspects of local government are functioning properly. Every four years the citizens of Rayville vote on their preferred local candidates for public office and take part in community meetings to discuss issues that affect their daily lives. While national politics may sometimes seem distant or irrelevant for residents of this small town, local politics play an important role in how everyday life functions in Rayville.
The political climate in Zip 64084 (Rayville, MO) is very conservative.
Ray County, MO is very conservative. In Ray County, MO 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ray county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.5% to 26.6%.
Ray county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 64084 (Rayville, MO) is very conservative.
Rayville, Missouri is very conservative.
Ray County, Missouri is very conservative.
Kansas City Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Rayville, Missouri: d 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 64084 (Rayville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $115 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)