Deer Creek Township is located in Henry County, Missouri and is largely a rural area. The township has a deep-rooted history of politics that go back many decades. Local political candidates are highly committed to the community and there are several offices up for election each year. These candidates regularly hold local events and town hall meetings in order to stay connected with their constituents. Issues affecting the township and its residents are commonly discussed at these meetings, such as infrastructure, public services, education, and economic development. Candidates have also taken stances on issues such as gun control and health care reform. Overall, Deer Creek Township politics has a strong sense of tradition and pride in its community, making it an important part of life here in Henry County.
The political climate in Deer Creek township (Henry County), MO is very conservative.
Henry County, MO is very conservative. In Henry County, MO 24.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.3% to 24.2%.
Henry county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Deer Creek township (Henry County), MO is very conservative.
Henry 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.
Deer Creek township (Henry 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 Deer Creek township (Henry County), MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 580 contributions totaling $34,818 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 154 contributions totaling $39,096 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $254 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)