Howard Township, in Bates County, Missouri, is a rural area which has seen a steady population growth over the last few years. The township is governed by an elected mayor and four-member Board of Trustees who work together to manage the day-to-day operations of the township. Residents also have voting rights in county elections for local representatives and state legislation representatives. The major political parties represented in Howard Township are Democratic and Republican. Local candidates for political office are supported by both parties in order to reach the best outcome for the residents of Howard Township. Political issues that impact Howard Township include taxes, public education, transportation, housing and environmental policy, all of which are actively discussed among residents and local officials alike.
The political climate in Howard township (Bates County), MO is very 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
Howard township (Bates County), MO is very 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.
Howard 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 Howard township (Bates County), MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $980 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $320 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)