Sturgeon is a small town located in 65284, Missouri. Its politics are largely influenced by the same Republican and Democratic parties that dominate the rest of the state's political landscape. Currently, local politics in Sturgeon are represented by a mix of different political ideologies, ranging from conservative to progressive views. The local election cycle is usually dominated by Republican candidates who focus on fiscal responsibility and conservative values, while Democrats focus more on social issues and liberal causes. There have been a few independent candidates running for office in recent years as well, but they have yet to make much of an impact in local politics. Regardless, residents of Sturgeon continue to take part in the democratic process, exercising their right to vote and engaging with their representatives on important issues facing their community.
The political climate in Zip 65284 (Sturgeon, MO) is leaning liberal.
Boone County, MO is somewhat liberal. In Boone County, MO 54.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Boone county remained strongly Democratic, 54.8% to 42.3%.
Boone county voted Democratic in five of the last six Presidential elections (2004 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 65284 (Sturgeon, MO) is leaning liberal.
Sturgeon, Missouri is leaning liberal.
Boone County, Missouri is somewhat liberal.
Columbia Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Sturgeon, Missouri: d r D d d D
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 65284 (Sturgeon)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $390 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)