Politics in Rocky Mount, MO (zip code 65072) are largely influenced by the surrounding areas of Lebanon, Waynesville and Rolla. At the state level, all three areas are represented by Republicans; Senator Mike Parson and Representatives Robert Ross and Hardy Billington. On the local level, Rocky Mount is part of Texas County which is represented by Presiding Commissioner Ronnie Deaton and Commissioners Doug Bounous and Hank Adams. Politics in the area generally align with Republican ideals, such as lower taxes, limited government regulation and smaller government spending. The local school board also follows Republican values when making decisions about how to best serve students in the area.
The political climate in Zip 65072 (Rocky Mount, MO) is very conservative.
Morgan County, MO is very conservative. In Morgan County, MO 20.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Morgan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.4% to 20.3%.
Morgan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 65072 (Rocky Mount, MO) is very conservative.
Rocky Mount, Missouri is very conservative.
Morgan 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.
Rocky Mount, 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 65072 (Rocky Mount)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 162 contributions totaling $24,566 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $3,750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $536 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)