Fayette, MO is a small town located in Howard county. It has a vibrant political atmosphere due to the local civic organizations and citizens who care deeply about their community and its future. The local government consists of a mayor, city council members, and various committees appointed by the mayor. In addition, there are multiple elected positions such as state representatives, judges, sheriff, treasurer and more. Elections for all offices take place every two years with the most recent election occurring in 2019. Various issues have been brought up during these campaigns including public safety, infrastructure improvements, economic development and more. There is also an active political discussion among residents due to their commitment to making sure Fayette remains a safe and prosperous community for everyone.
The political climate in Fayette, MO is moderately conservative.
Howard County, MO is very conservative. In Howard County, MO 27.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Howard county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.8% to 27.7%.
Howard county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fayette, MO is moderately conservative.
Howard 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.
Fayette, 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 Fayette, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 290 contributions totaling $12,429 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $2,721 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)