The politics of 64863 Southwest City, MO are heavily impacted by the local citizens’ opinions and involvement in governmental affairs. This rural town has a long history of electing candidates who reflect the wishes of the people and are committed to serving their interests. The population in this small town is just over 1,200 people, with the majority being seniors who have been living for generations. Many residents are involved in civic activities such as attending city council meetings, running for office themselves or supporting various initiatives through voting. Residents pride themselves on their knowledge about local issues and stay informed on upcoming elections and developments that affect them. It is common to see campaign signs displayed throughout the city and people engaging in lively debates about politics at social gatherings. As a whole, politicians from Southwest City strive to address the concerns of the community and make sure their constituents feel heard when it comes to decisions made at the local level.
The political climate in Zip 64863 (Southwest City, MO) is strongly conservative.
McDonald County, MO is very conservative. In McDonald County, MO 15.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McDonald county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.4% to 15.9%.
McDonald county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 64863 (Southwest City, MO) is strongly conservative.
Southwest City, Missouri is strongly conservative.
McDonald County, Missouri is very conservative.
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers Metro Area is moderately 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.
Southwest City, 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 64863 (Southwest City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $1,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $35 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)