Politics in 63563 Rutledge, MO are mainly driven by the local Republican Party. The majority of registered voters in the area are Republicans and this reflects in the voting trends of Rutledge. In recent elections, there has been an overwhelming majority of votes going to Republican candidates from 63563 Rutledge, MO. This trend is likely to continue into the future as the Republican stronghold on the area remains strong. Local elected officials are mainly from the Republican Party and they work diligently to ensure that their constituents have access to quality services and a strong economy.
The political climate in Zip 63563 (Rutledge, MO) is very conservative.
Scotland County, MO is very conservative. In Scotland County, MO 19.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Scotland county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.5% to 19.5%.
Scotland county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 63563 (Rutledge, MO) is very conservative.
Rutledge, Missouri is very conservative.
Scotland 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.
Rutledge, 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 63563 (Rutledge)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $463 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $3,996 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)