Grand River Township, located in Bates County, Missouri, is a small rural area with a population of approximately 2,800 people. The local government is run by an elected board of trustees consisting of three members each representing one of the five wards in the township. Elections are held every two years to choose the Board of Trustees and they are responsible for making decisions regarding the township’s budget, taxes and other related issues. There are also elected offices such as Sheriff and Prosecuting Attorney which are important when it comes to law enforcement and criminal justice matters. Furthermore, there are boards appointed by the Board of Trustees which exercise responsibility over particular areas such as zoning and land use planning. In addition to this formal structure there is also a vibrant civic life with many clubs and interest groups in the township that helps keep residents informed about politics and current events in Grand River Township.
The political climate in Grand River township (Bates County), MO is strongly conservative.
Bates County, MO is very conservative. In Bates County, MO 19.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bates county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.2% to 19.8%.
Bates county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grand River township (Bates County), MO is strongly conservative.
Bates County, Missouri is very conservative.
Kansas City Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Grand River township (Bates 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 Grand River township (Bates County), MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 54 contributions totaling $1,128 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $21 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 44 contributions totaling $7,861 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)