Atchison, Missouri is a small town located in the northwest corner of the state. The town has a population of just over 1,200 residents and is known for its quaint downtown atmosphere and rich history. In terms of politics, Atchison is part of Missouri's 7th Congressional district which is currently represented by Billy Long in the U.S. House of Representatives. On the state level, Atchison is represented by local State Senators Justin Brown and Karla Eslinger and State Representatives Chris Dinkins and Steve Lynch in the Missouri General Assembly. On the local level, Atchison holds nonpartisan local elections for Mayor and City Council every two years with three members running at large each election cycle. As citizens of Atchison work together to make their community a better place to live, work, and play, they remain committed to strong civic engagement that respects diversity as well as open dialogue between government officials and constituents alike.
The political climate in Atchison, MO is strongly conservative.
Nodaway County, MO is very conservative. In Nodaway County, MO 28.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nodaway county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.3% to 28.8%.
Nodaway county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Atchison, MO is strongly conservative.
Nodaway County, Missouri is very conservative.
Maryville 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.
Atchison, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Atchison, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $2,301 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $70 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)