Carl Junction, MO 64834 is a small city located in southwestern Missouri. As the county seat of Jasper County, Carl Junction is the center for local politics in the area. The mayor's office oversees all municipal operations and is responsible for making sure that the city is well managed and running smoothly. The mayor also appoints members to various boards and commissions. Additionally, there are several city council members who are elected by the community every two years. These council members help set policy and make important decisions about the future of Carl Junction. With regards to state politics, Carl Junction residents come together to elect their representatives in both houses of Congress as well as their district attorney and circuit court clerk. All these elected officials work together to ensure that Carl Junction remains a safe community with ample opportunities for its residents.
The political climate in Zip 64834 (Carl Junction, MO) is very conservative.
Jasper County, MO is very conservative. In Jasper County, MO 25.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jasper county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.8% to 25.8%.
Jasper county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 64834 (Carl Junction, MO) is very conservative.
Carl Junction, Missouri is very conservative.
Jasper County, Missouri is very conservative.
Joplin 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.
Carl Junction, 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 64834 (Carl Junction)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 55 contributions totaling $967 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $4,582 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)