Hughes, MO is a small town located in the northern corner of Missouri. The town is governed by an elected mayor and board of aldermen who are responsible for setting policy and legislation for the citizens of Hughes. The mayor and board are elected by the local citizens of Hughes every two years. The most recent election saw Mayor Tom Smith being re-elected to another two year term along with four new members on the Board of Aldermen. The Town of Hughes is committed to providing the best possible services and programs to their citizens while keeping taxes low and creating a prosperous business climate for local businesses. Through dedicated public servants, Hughes has been able to maintain its small-town charm and character as it continues to grow and develop into a thriving community.
The political climate in Hughes, MO is very conservative.
Nodaway County, MO is very conservative. In Nodaway County, MO 28.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nodaway county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.3% to 28.8%.
Nodaway county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hughes, MO is very conservative.
Nodaway County, Missouri is very conservative.
Maryville 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.
Hughes, 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 Hughes, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 575 contributions totaling $43,209 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 120 contributions totaling $17,653 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)