65807 Springfield, MO is a vibrant city with an active political scene. Politically, the city is represented by a variety of local agencies and politicians who work together to ensure that its citizens have access to necessary services and a strong sense of community. The mayor of 65807 Springfield, MO is Bob Stephens and his board of commissioners works hard to implement policies that benefit the entire city. Additionally, the state legislature in Jefferson City holds regular meetings to discuss bills that may affect the citizens of Springfield. Local elections are held every two years for representatives to serve on their respective boards and committees. Through these local elections, citizens can choose leaders who will work hard to ensure that their interests are represented in government decisions. On a national level, Missouri has two senators, Roy Blunt and Josh Hawley, who advocate for the interests of their constituents both in Washington DC and within their own districts.
The political climate in Zip 65807 (Springfield, MO) is somewhat conservative.
Greene County, MO is moderately conservative. In Greene County, MO 38.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greene county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 58.8% to 38.7%.
Greene county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 65807 (Springfield, MO) is somewhat conservative.
Springfield, Missouri is somewhat conservative.
Greene County, Missouri is moderately conservative.
Springfield 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.
Springfield, 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 65807 (Springfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,663 contributions totaling $168,541 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 595 contributions totaling $102,016 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $171 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)