Polk Township in Sullivan County, Missouri is a small rural community with close-knit residents. The Township is governed by three elected officials which are the Supervisor, Clerk and Treasurer. These offices manage the township’s budget and oversee its operations. Other local politics are affected by the county government which is responsible for assessing property taxes and collecting revenue from local businesses. The County Council also makes decisions on issues such as zoning, public safety, economic development, and parks and recreation. Residents of Polk Township have the opportunity to get involved in local politics by participating in elections or joining committees that focus on these topics. They can also make their voices heard at town hall meetings or petition their elected officials for changes they would like to see implemented within their community.
The political climate in Polk township (Sullivan County), MO is moderately conservative.
Sullivan County, MO is very conservative. In Sullivan County, MO 19.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sullivan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.9% to 19.3%.
Sullivan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Polk township (Sullivan County), MO is moderately conservative.
Sullivan 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 (Sullivan 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 (Sullivan County), MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 38 contributions totaling $8,450 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $222 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 48 contributions totaling $3,586 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)