Richland Township (Putnam County), MO is an area with a long history of political engagement and participation. The township has a strong sense of community and values, which often leads to active involvement in local politics. In recent years, the citizens of Richland have come together to address issues such as economic development, education improvement, and infrastructure maintenance. As a result of these efforts, there are now several local political candidates in the area that are vying for office. These candidates typically represent different parties and views on key issues facing the township such as taxes, public services, environmental regulations, and economic development initiatives. The residents of Richland Township (Putnam County), MO are encouraged to take part in the democratic process by learning about the candidates and their platforms before casting their vote during election season.
The political climate in Richland township (Putnam County), MO is strongly conservative.
Putnam County, MO is very conservative. In Putnam County, MO 15.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Putnam county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.0% to 15.3%.
Putnam county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Richland township (Putnam County), MO is strongly conservative.
Putnam 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.
Richland township (Putnam 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 Richland township (Putnam County), MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 105 contributions totaling $8,081 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $876 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)