Willard, MO, located in the 65781 zip code, is a small town with a population of approximately 4,500. Despite its small size, Willard has an active political landscape. Many local residents are involved in electing city representatives and supporting regional legislation that will benefit their community. As in any other town, the local government works to ensure safety and improve the quality of life for all citizens. Residents have easy access to voting information and can attend regularly scheduled public meetings to express their opinions on current and proposed policies. The town is also home to several political organizations focused on promoting causes that range from improving access to healthcare to protecting civil rights. With so many engaged individuals and groups advocating for change within Willard, it's clear that politics play an important role in this vibrant community.
The political climate in Zip 65781 (Willard, MO) is moderately conservative.
Greene County, MO is moderately conservative. In Greene County, MO 38.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greene county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 58.8% to 38.7%.
Greene county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 65781 (Willard, MO) is moderately conservative.
Willard, Missouri is moderately conservative.
Greene County, Missouri is moderately conservative.
Springfield 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.
Willard, 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 65781 (Willard)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 82 contributions totaling $17,531 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $214 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 82 contributions totaling $31,259 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $381 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)