Bethany Township, MO is a small community located in the rural Midwest. As such, it has a relatively small population and limited political influence. It does however have a diverse group of citizens who are passionate and engaged in local politics. Every election brings out large numbers of voters to make their voice heard in decisions that affect the future of Bethany and its residents. The township is represented by three members from each party on the local Board of Supervisors, and all major issues are discussed at length before any changes are made. Residents can take part in town hall meetings to get involved in local politics or contact their representatives directly with questions or concerns. Overall, Bethany Township is a tight-knit community that takes pride in its government and strives to provide what’s best for its citizens.
The political climate in Bethany township, MO is strongly conservative.
Harrison County, MO is very conservative. In Harrison County, MO 15.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Harrison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.6% to 15.6%.
Harrison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bethany township, MO is strongly conservative.
Harrison County, Missouri 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.
Bethany township, 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 Bethany township, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 84 contributions totaling $2,326 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 84 contributions totaling $10,150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)