Grant township in DeKalb County Missouri is a rural, agricultural area with a rich history and culture. The political landscape of Grant Township is largely conservative and has remained consistent for many years. There are no local political candidates associated with this area, but the community does take part in local elections by casting their votes for state representatives, senators, governors, and even presidential candidates. In the past few years, many residents have become more politically active by becoming involved in organizations that promote certain political issues and creating forums for discussion on specific policy topics. The people of Grant Township value their voice in the political process and strive to make sure their opinions are heard on the local, state, and national levels.
The political climate in Grant township (DeKalb County), MO is very 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
Grant township (DeKalb County), MO is very 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.
Grant township (DeKalb 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 Grant township (DeKalb County), MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 33 contributions totaling $6,611 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $3,264 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $326 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)