Joplin May Be Reddest Corner In Missouri

by Linda Wertheimer, NPR

In the past two presidential elections, Missouri has voted Republican. In the southwest corner of the state, there's a town near the Oklahoma-Kansas border that has been mostly Republican since Democrat Woodrow Wilson was president. The town's barber says he was surprised to hear people speaking favorably about the Democratic ticket.

Broadcast Dates

• Morning Edition, October 24, 2008