Independence Township, located in Nodaway County, Missouri, is a small rural community of about 500 people. There is no local government in the township and all political decisions are made at the county level. The county is governed by an elected Board of County Commissioners, who are responsible for setting policy and managing the budget for the entire county. The board is composed of three members who serve four-year terms. In addition to the Board of Commissioners, other political offices in Nodaway County include State Representatives and Senators, State Auditor, Attorney General, and Sheriff. Elections are held every two years and voters have the opportunity to cast their ballot for candidates from any party who wish to represent them on state or local issues. Additionally, Independence Township residents may participate in a variety of other activities such as attending public hearings or attending community meetings to stay informed on local politics.
The political climate in Independence township (Nodaway County), MO is strongly 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
Independence township (Nodaway County), MO is strongly 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.
Independence township (Nodaway 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 Independence township (Nodaway County), MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $270 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)