Kennett, MO is a small city located in Dunklin County, Missouri. Although the population of the city is small, the politics are still important to citizens. The mayor of Kennett is Ben Wethington, who has been in office since 2018 and actively works to bring positive changes to the city. The City Council consists of five members: Mike Rogers, Linda Walker, Joe Coats, Ashley King, and Trudy Fox. Together they work to pass legislation and make decisions that will benefit all members of the community. Kennett is also represented by several members of the Missouri State House and Senate. These representatives ensure that their constituents’ voices are heard on a state level. All in all, politics in Kennett are an important part of life for its citizens, as it shapes not only their local surroundings but also their future prospects as a whole.
The political climate in Kennett, MO is moderately conservative.
Dunklin County, MO is very conservative. In Dunklin County, MO 21.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dunklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.1% to 21.1%.
Dunklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kennett, MO is moderately conservative.
Dunklin County, Missouri is very conservative.
Kennett Metro Area 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.
Kennett, 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 Kennett, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 205 contributions totaling $9,618 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 84 contributions totaling $40,397 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $481 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)