The city of 65608 Ava, MO is known for its rich history and strong sense of community. Located in Douglas County in the heart of the Ozarks, this small town is home to just over 2,400 people. Though it may be a small town, there is an active political landscape here that has been shaped by several generations of residents. Local politics are largely driven by the Douglas County Democratic Central Committee and numerous local organizations such as the League of Women Voters. The current mayor is Barbara Walker, who was elected in 2019 with 63% of the vote and is responsible for creating policy initiatives that benefit the town and surrounding areas. Local elections typically involve heated debates on a variety of issues including healthcare, education, economic development, infrastructure and more. The citizens here are engaged with their local government and strive to make sure that their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 65608 (Ava, MO) is strongly conservative.
Douglas County, MO is very conservative. In Douglas County, MO 14.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.3% to 14.5%.
Douglas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 65608 (Ava, MO) is strongly conservative.
Ava, Missouri is strongly conservative.
Douglas County, Missouri is very conservative.
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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.
Ava, 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 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 65608 (Ava)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 280 contributions totaling $8,284 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $3,413 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)