Waverly, MO, located in the 64096 zip code, is a small town full of friendly and welcoming people. While it is not home to any local political candidates or representatives, the politics of Waverly are still vitally important to its citizens. Many residents feel strongly about issues like healthcare, education, taxes, and public safety; these topics are discussed regularly in local businesses and at community gatherings. Participating in political discussions can help keep the community informed on issues that matter to them and give them an opportunity to express their opinions and suggestions. Waverly citizens also stay informed by reading the local newspaper or tuning into conversations on local radio programs. By staying involved with current events and participating in their democracy, Waverly’s citizens ensure that their voices are heard even without a representative sitting at City Hall.
The political climate in Zip 64096 (Waverly, MO) is very conservative.
Lafayette County, MO is very conservative. In Lafayette County, MO 26.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lafayette county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.8% to 26.2%.
Lafayette county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 64096 (Waverly, MO) is very conservative.
Waverly, Missouri is very conservative.
Lafayette County, Missouri is very conservative.
Kansas City Metro Area is leaning 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.
Waverly, 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 64096 (Waverly)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $2,120 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $303 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $349 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)