Politics in 65757 Strafford, MO are incredibly important to the people of the area. The decisions made by politicians shape the lives of these citizens and affect their quality of life. In this small town, politics is discussed frequently and passionately by residents who recognize the importance of having a voice in their local government. There are several political organizations in Strafford including the Democratic and Republican Parties as well as other local initiatives such as citizen-led petition drives that seek to make change happen. It is important for all citizens in 65757 Strafford to be informed about current political issues and stay engaged with their elected representatives so they can have an impact on the future of their community.
The political climate in Zip 65757 (Strafford, MO) is moderately 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 65757 (Strafford, MO) is moderately conservative.
Strafford, Missouri is moderately 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.
Strafford, 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 65757 (Strafford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 239 contributions totaling $41,652 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 66 contributions totaling $61,245 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $928 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)