Arnold, MO is located in Jefferson County and is home to a diverse population of around 21,000 people. Although Arnold is known for its close-knit community spirit, the politics of the city have recently caused some divisions as local candidates vie for office in upcoming elections. The city council has become a particularly contentious topic for residents with two major parties vying for control over local policies. The Democratic party holds the majority on the city council but many members of the Republican party are pushing for more representation. Candidates from both sides have been actively campaigning in order to get their messages out to voters, with debates focusing on hot topics like education reform and economic development. Issues such as infrastructure improvements and sustainability initiatives have also been put forth by each side. Residents of Arnold have a vested interest in seeing their elected officials make decisions that will benefit their town, so it will be interesting to see how this election plays out and which candidates will be chosen to represent them going forward.
The political climate in Zip 63010 (Arnold, MO) is strongly conservative.
Jefferson County, MO is very conservative. In Jefferson County, MO 32.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.9% to 32.1%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 63010 (Arnold, MO) is strongly conservative.
Arnold, Missouri is strongly conservative.
Jefferson 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.
Arnold, Missouri: d r d 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 63010 (Arnold)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 323 contributions totaling $27,866 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 342 contributions totaling $47,187 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)