Upton, MO is a small town located in the Midwestern United States. Though it is relatively small, the politics of Upton are of great importance to its citizens. Every election season, residents of Upton are encouraged to get out and vote for their local political candidates to ensure that their voices are heard. Residents can choose from a wide variety of candidates, each with different ideas and platforms about how to best improve their community. Local debates and forums are held throughout the election season to allow citizens an opportunity to learn more about the candidates' stances on key issues important to the community such as education, taxes, infrastructure, and safety. By participating in these events and taking part in the electoral process, residents of Upton can make sure their voices are heard when it comes time for decisions that will shape their future.
The political climate in Upton, MO is very conservative.
Texas County, MO is very conservative. In Texas County, MO 15.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Texas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.8% to 15.2%.
Texas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Upton, MO is very conservative.
Texas 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.
Upton, 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 Upton, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 148 contributions totaling $9,805 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $3,062 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $161 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)