Hayward, MO is a small town with a population estimated at around 500. Despite its size, the politics of Hayward are full of life and action. The city has its own City Council which meets regularly to discuss and vote on local laws and regulations. Every two years, citizens have the opportunity to elect representatives to this council who they feel will best represent their interests in local matters. In addition, the town is part of a larger county political district that holds elections for county-wide offices. Each election cycle brings out passionate candidates and engaged citizens dedicated to making positive changes in their town.
The political climate in Hayward, MO is strongly conservative.
Pemiscot County, MO is very conservative. In Pemiscot County, MO 27.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pemiscot county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.8% to 27.2%.
Pemiscot county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hayward, MO is strongly conservative.
Pemiscot 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.
Hayward, Missouri: d 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 Hayward, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $1,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $8,944 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $344 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)