Clay Township in Dunklin County, Missouri is an area that is highly engaged in politics. Every election cycle, candidates from both state and national parties come together to make their case to the citizens of the township. Residents here stay well-informed on current events and have a vested interest in making sure their voices are heard during the voting process. There is a strong sense of community here, as evidenced by the numerous volunteer opportunities available to participate in local campaigns and events. In addition, many organizations exist that actively work to educate citizens on their political rights and how they can shape local policy for the betterment of all residents. This spirit of involvement helps ensure that Clay Township remains a vibrant and engaged political hub in Dunklin County.
The political climate in Clay township (Dunklin County), MO is strongly conservative.
Dunklin County, MO is very conservative. In Dunklin County, MO 21.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dunklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.1% to 21.1%.
Dunklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clay township (Dunklin County), MO is strongly conservative.
Dunklin County, Missouri is very conservative.
Kennett 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.
Clay township (Dunklin County), 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 Clay township (Dunklin County), MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,196 contributions totaling $43,450 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 216 contributions totaling $87,211 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $404 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)