Zalma, Missouri (63787) is a small rural community located in southeastern Missouri. It is home to a variety of people from farmers and ranchers to civil servants and teachers. The people of Zalma are very passionate about their local politics and are heavily involved in the decision-making process. The election process in Zalma always involves a great deal of discussion and participation from the citizens. Every two years, local residents have the opportunity to cast their vote for Mayor, City Council members, Tax Assessor/Collector, Attorney General, Public Defender, Circuit Judge and Prosecuting Attorney. Other elected positions include County Commissioner, County Clerk, Collector of Revenue, Sheriff and Coroner. Local political candidates often host public forums or debates to engage with their constituents prior to an election. While it may be a small town, Zalma is committed to strong local political engagement and participation by its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 63787 (Zalma, MO) is very conservative.
Bollinger County, MO is very conservative. In Bollinger County, MO 12.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 86.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bollinger county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 86.4% to 12.5%.
Bollinger county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 63787 (Zalma, MO) is very conservative.
Zalma, Missouri is very conservative.
Bollinger County, Missouri is very conservative.
Cape Girardeau 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.
Zalma, 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 63787 (Zalma)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $123 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)