Union Star, Missouri is a small town in St. Joseph County with a population of approximately 500 people. As a rural community, local politics are important to the residents of Union Star, MO and the surrounding area. Local elections are held each year in Union Star for positions such as mayor, city council members, and county commissioners. These elected officials make decisions regarding public safety, infrastructure, and economic development initiatives that affect the entire town. The town also has many local organizations that focus on improving the quality of life for its citizens through education and advocacy efforts. Residents of Union Star will often take an active role in selecting their elected officials by attending candidate forums or holding events to raise awareness about the importance of voting in local elections. In addition, citizens have the opportunity to engage with local representatives at Town Hall meetings throughout the year. This dialogue allows residents to provide input on local issues directly to their representatives and helps ensure that their voice is heard at all levels of government.
The political climate in Union Star, MO is strongly conservative.
DeKalb County, MO is very conservative. In DeKalb County, MO 19.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, DeKalb county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.9% to 19.2%.
DeKalb county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Union Star, MO is strongly conservative.
DeKalb County, Missouri is very conservative.
St. Joseph 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.
Union Star, 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 Union Star, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $230 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)