The city of Trenton, MO (64683) is a small town located in north-central Missouri. It has a population of approximately 8,000 people and is home to several family farms that contribute to the local economy. Though it may seem small, there is still plenty of political activity that takes place in Trenton. The state legislature regularly passes bills related to issues important to the people of Trenton such as education and infrastructure. Local elections are held every two years with candidates running for mayor and various city council positions. These elections are heavily contested with a wide range of opinions on the direction that the city should take in order to best serve its citizens. Members of most major political parties can be found within the city and their ideas often clash during election season. Issues such as zoning regulations, taxes, and public safety are all hot button topics during election season in Trenton.
The political climate in Zip 64683 (Trenton, MO) is strongly conservative.
Grundy County, MO is very conservative. In Grundy County, MO 18.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grundy county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.8% to 18.0%.
Grundy county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 64683 (Trenton, MO) is strongly conservative.
Trenton, Missouri is strongly conservative.
Grundy 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.
Trenton, 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 64683 (Trenton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 77 contributions totaling $3,177 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 49 contributions totaling $7,549 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)