65775 West Plains, MO is located in the Ozark Mountains of South Missouri and is home to a population of approximately 11,000 people. It has a small-town feel with many friendly citizens and beautiful landscapes. The politics of 65775 West Plains, MO are mainly focused on state issues as it is part of Texas County, Missouri. The county elects three commissioners who represent the area in the state legislature and local government bodies such as the school board. At the moment, local political candidates are not running for any office in 65775 West Plains. However, there are state representatives from this area who lobby for legislation that benefits their constituents. Issues that they have recently campaigned for include increasing access to healthcare and improving education opportunities for those living in this region. In addition to these state-level campaigns, 65775 West Plains also has several local groups that work to improve their community through volunteerism and other means. These organizations focus on issues such as protecting natural resources, developing economic opportunities or providing assistance to families in need. Overall, although no political candidates are currently active within 65775 West Plains itself, the area has plenty of passionate individuals and organizations working hard on behalf of their fellow citizens.
The political climate in Zip 65775 (West Plains, MO) is very conservative.
Howell County, MO is very conservative. In Howell County, MO 17.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 81.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Howell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 81.3% to 17.2%.
Howell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 65775 (West Plains, MO) is very conservative.
West Plains, Missouri is very conservative.
Howell County, Missouri is very conservative.
West Plains 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.
West Plains, 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 65775 (West Plains)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 892 contributions totaling $97,080 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 239 contributions totaling $57,269 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $240 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)