Clarence, MO is a small town located in the Midwest region of the United States. Despite its size, it is home to a vibrant political scene. Local elections often draw large crowds of enthusiastic voters who come out to show their support for their favorite candidates. The citizens of Clarence take great pride in having their voices heard and in participating in the democratic process. Major issues discussed during these elections range from public safety initiatives to economic development plans. Political candidates running for office must be knowledgeable on these topics in order to prove themselves as credible and trustworthy representatives for Clarence's residents. All local candidates have a common goal: to make sure that their constituents' needs are taken into consideration and addressed when crafting policies and programs related to the town's future.
The political climate in Zip 63437 (Clarence, MO) is very conservative.
Shelby County, MO is very conservative. In Shelby County, MO 17.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shelby county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.6% to 17.7%.
Shelby county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 63437 (Clarence, MO) is very conservative.
Clarence, Missouri is very conservative.
Shelby 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.
Clarence, 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 63437 (Clarence)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $3,992 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $285 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $4,031 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)