The city of 65779 Wheatland, MO is a small community in Texas County. It has a rich history and strong sense of local pride. The city has experienced steady population growth over the years and now has a diverse population. At the local level, politics are largely determined by the mayor and a set of elected city council members who serve three year terms. The mayor serves as an executive leader and is responsible for setting the agenda for the city council while the council members act as legislative representatives who enact laws that will benefit the citizens of Wheatland. Decisions made by local politicians determine how resources are allocated within the community and can have a significant impact on its residents.
The political climate in Zip 65779 (Wheatland, MO) is strongly conservative.
Hickory County, MO is very conservative. In Hickory County, MO 20.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hickory county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.1% to 20.8%.
Hickory county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 65779 (Wheatland, MO) is strongly conservative.
Wheatland, Missouri is strongly conservative.
Hickory 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.
Wheatland, 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 65779 (Wheatland)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $465 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)