Mercer, MO is a small rural town located in Mercer County. It is known for its friendly people and its natural beauty, with the majestic Ozark Mountains nearby. Politically speaking, Mercer is largely a Republican stronghold — voting heavily for Donald Trump in the 2016 election and maintaining consistently conservative positions on most social issues. The current mayor of Mercer is Bill Cramer, who was elected to his first term in 2018. He has worked hard to ensure that Mercer remains an affordable place to live and that all citizens have equal access to resources. In terms of state politics, the 64661 area of Mercer is represented by Republican Representative Steve Cookson. He has been a strong advocate for agricultural funding and other related initiatives that benefit local farmers. Additionally, Cookson has been instrumental in pushing forward initiatives that will improve access to healthcare in rural areas throughout Missouri.
The political climate in Zip 64661 (Mercer, MO) is strongly conservative.
Mercer County, MO is very conservative. In Mercer County, MO 12.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 86.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mercer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 86.5% to 12.5%.
Mercer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 64661 (Mercer, MO) is strongly conservative.
Mercer, Missouri is strongly conservative.
Mercer 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.
Mercer, 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 64661 (Mercer)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $800 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)