Salem Township in Dunklin County, Missouri is a rural area of just over 2000 people, located in the southeastern part of the state. The township is served by a small but dedicated group of local political leaders who work hard to ensure that their constituents have access to the resources and representation they need. These leaders include Mayor Jeff Pippins, Chief Alderman Doug Mayfield, and Alderman Bill Grimes. Together they work to enact policies that promote economic growth while maintaining a high quality of life for their constituents. They strive to ensure that all voices are heard and respected within the community. The township also works closely with other local municipalities on regional initiatives such as transportation improvement projects, disaster relief efforts, and public safety campaigns. It is clear that Salem Township is well-served by its political leadership and strives to provide a safe, prosperous future for all its citizens.
The political climate in Salem township (Dunklin County), MO is strongly conservative.
Dunklin County, MO is very conservative. In Dunklin County, MO 21.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dunklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.1% to 21.1%.
Dunklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Salem township (Dunklin County), MO is strongly conservative.
Dunklin County, Missouri is very conservative.
Kennett 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.
Salem township (Dunklin 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 Salem township (Dunklin County), MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 539 contributions totaling $22,572 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 170 contributions totaling $67,325 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $396 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)