The small town of 65768 Vanzant, MO is located in Douglas county and is home to roughly 805 people. Without a mayor or city council, the local politics are largely taken care of by the Douglas County Commission. The commission is made up of five members who are responsible for developing and passing county laws, providing public services and budgeting for county departments. In recent years, they have been working hard to improve the quality of life for citizens living in 65768 Vanzant by investing in infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges and public transportation. They also advocate for better access to healthcare, education opportunities and economic development initiatives which can benefit all residents of the community. As a result, 65768 Vanzant has become a desirable place to live with an improved quality of life compared to other rural areas nearby.
The political climate in Zip 65768 (Vanzant, MO) is strongly conservative.
Douglas County, MO is very conservative. In Douglas County, MO 14.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.3% to 14.5%.
Douglas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 65768 (Vanzant, MO) is strongly conservative.
Vanzant, Missouri is strongly conservative.
Douglas 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.
Vanzant, 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 65768 (Vanzant)
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 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)