Calhoun, MO is a small rural town nestled in the heart of Missouri's countryside. Politically, the town is represented by the Calhoun County Board of Commissioners and the Mayor, who are both elected by the citizens of the city. The Board of Commissioners is responsible for setting policy on local issues such as taxation, public safety, and infrastructure. In addition to this body, there are several other local political organizations and leaders in Calhoun such as the Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club, and PTA. These organizations are instrumental in providing a voice for their constituents and helping to shape policy on important topics such as economic development and education. As a whole, Calhoun is proud to be politically engaged at both the local level and within state politics as well.
The political climate in Calhoun, MO is very conservative.
Henry County, MO is very conservative. In Henry County, MO 24.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.3% to 24.2%.
Henry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Calhoun, MO is very conservative.
Henry County, Missouri 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.
Calhoun, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Calhoun, MO
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 4 contributions totaling $1,050 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $263 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)