Sarcoxie, MO is a small town located in Jasper County with a population of just over 1,700 people. It's a quiet community that prides itself on its sense of community and strong spirit. Politics in Sarcoxie are largely influenced by the local school board, which is at the forefront of many discussions throughout the town. The current school board consists of seven members who are elected to two-year terms after being nominated by a local nominating committee. Every two years Sarcoxie holds elections for school board members and local political candidates often campaign for positions. Recently, some political issues brought up to the school board have been around funding for educational programs, safety initiatives, and other needs within the district. Although there has not been any major controversy, citizens in Sarcoxie take their vote seriously and strive to make informed decisions when selecting their representatives.
The political climate in Zip 64862 (Sarcoxie, MO) is very conservative.
Jasper County, MO is very conservative. In Jasper County, MO 25.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jasper county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.8% to 25.8%.
Jasper county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 64862 (Sarcoxie, MO) is very conservative.
Sarcoxie, Missouri is very conservative.
Jasper County, Missouri is very conservative.
Joplin 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.
Sarcoxie, 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 64862 (Sarcoxie)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $35 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $1,426 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)