The small town of Walnut Grove, MO is located in Greene County and has a population of approximately 65770 people. The local politics in Walnut Grove are overseen by the mayor, board of aldermen, and various committees that address issues such as zoning, finance, public safety, parks and recreation, and economic development. The mayor is elected by the citizens of Walnut Grove every four years and the board of alderman members are elected by their respective wards every two years. All candidates running for office must be registered voters living within the town limits to qualify for election. There is no political party endorsement or affiliation in Walnut Grove elections; instead voters cast their ballots for whom they believe will best serve the interests of the community. The town also holds regular meetings where residents can voice their opinions on important topics such as budgetary decisions or land use regulations. Through these discussions, candidates often get an understanding of what local citizens want from their elected officials.
The political climate in Zip 65770 (Walnut Grove, 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 65770 (Walnut Grove, MO) is moderately conservative.
Walnut Grove, 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.
Walnut Grove, 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 65770 (Walnut Grove)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 87 contributions totaling $5,246 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $1,687 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)