Odessa, Missouri is a small town in Lafayette County with a population of roughly 2,400 people. It is home to many small businesses, farms, and family-owned properties. On the political front, Odessa has been traditionally conservative leaning; however, in recent years there has been an increase in support for progressive candidates and initiatives. The city council consists of five members who are elected at-large with the mayor being chosen from the council members themselves. Each member serves four-year terms and works to shape local policies that affect residents’ lives. Locally elected officials such as state representatives and senators also contribute to the legislative decisions made in Jefferson City which impact 64076 Odessa, MO citizens. Overall, Odessa remains a tightknit community with a strong sense of pride in its small-town roots and dedication to progress and change within the local area.
The political climate in Zip 64076 (Odessa, MO) is very conservative.
Lafayette County, MO is very conservative. In Lafayette County, MO 26.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lafayette county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.8% to 26.2%.
Lafayette county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 64076 (Odessa, MO) is very conservative.
Odessa, Missouri is very conservative.
Lafayette County, Missouri is very conservative.
Kansas City Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Odessa, 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 64076 (Odessa)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 108 contributions totaling $15,794 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 116 contributions totaling $13,310 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)