Gray Summit, MO is a small town located in Franklin County. Despite its small size, the town has a vibrant political scene that engages citizens in local and national politics. Although there are no local political candidates in Gray Summit, residents may become involved by participating in local campaigns and attending rallies or debates for candidates running for office in nearby areas. Citizens may also stay up to date on current political issues through newsletters, social media posts, and local news outlets. Through these various resources, citizens can actively participate in the political process and voice their opinions on important issues.
The political climate in Gray Summit, MO is strongly conservative.
Franklin County, MO is very conservative. In Franklin County, MO 27.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.8% to 27.1%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gray Summit, MO is strongly conservative.
Franklin County, Missouri is very conservative.
St. Louis 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.
Gray Summit, 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 Gray Summit, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 506 contributions totaling $42,869 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 178 contributions totaling $72,305 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $406 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)