Sumner, MO is a small town in Northeast Missouri with a population of about 530 people. Despite its size, the town has an active political landscape with many organizations and individuals dedicated to their community. At the local level, Sumner residents have the opportunity to vote for their representative on the City Council. The current members of the council are Mayor Shawn Bainbridge, Council Member Chris Carleton, Council Member John Hartman, and Council Member Bill King. All four members are dedicated to improving the quality of life in Sumner by making decisions that will benefit all citizens. The City Council works closely with other organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Board to ensure that progress is made within the city. Through their efforts, Sumner can be sure that it remains a thriving community for years to come.
The political climate in Zip 64681 (Sumner, MO) is very conservative.
Chariton County, MO is very conservative. In Chariton County, MO 22.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chariton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.3% to 22.5%.
Chariton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 64681 (Sumner, MO) is very conservative.
Sumner, Missouri is very conservative.
Chariton County, Missouri is very conservative.
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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.
Sumner, 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 64681 (Sumner)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $50 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $2,566 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)