Politics in Polk Township (Dade Cnty), MO, are largely representative of the state's political landscape as a whole. The township's governing body is composed of elected officials who serve four-year staggered terms, and its legislative branch is comprised of representatives from Dade County and the Missouri General Assembly. Current issues addressed by local government include transportation and infrastructure development, economic development initiatives, public health initiatives such as access to mental health care, and environmental protection. While there are no local political candidates running for office currently, residents can voice their opinion on issues in meetings with their representatives and at municipal elections. Additionally, community groups or organizations can advocate for specific causes or needs. Ultimately, politics in Polk Township (Dade Cnty), MO reflects the values of the residents and works to ensure that all their needs are met effectively.
The political climate in Polk township (Dade County), MO is strongly conservative.
Dade County, MO is very conservative. In Dade County, MO 15.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 82.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dade county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 82.9% to 15.9%.
Dade county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Polk township (Dade County), MO is strongly conservative.
Dade County, Missouri 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.
Polk township (Dade 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 Polk township (Dade County), MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 161 contributions totaling $7,839 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 91 contributions totaling $7,027 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)