Sherman Township in DeKalb County, Missouri is an area of small communities and rural farms. The township has a long history of involvement in local politics, with active participation from residents to ensure their voices are heard. Residents have elected representatives at the local level who work to pass laws and ordinances that improve the quality of life for all Sherman Township residents. These representatives meet regularly to discuss issues important to the communities within the township and work together on initiatives that benefit the overall community. Additionally, community members come together for events like town hall meetings where they can voice their opinions and concerns about current political issues facing their township. In Sherman Township, Missouri, local politics are an integral part of everyday life as residents strive to make their voices heard and work for a better future for everyone in the township.
The political climate in Sherman township (DeKalb County), MO is very conservative.
DeKalb County, MO is very conservative. In DeKalb County, MO 19.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, DeKalb county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.9% to 19.2%.
DeKalb county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sherman township (DeKalb County), MO is very conservative.
DeKalb County, Missouri is very conservative.
St. Joseph 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.
Sherman township (DeKalb 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 Sherman township (DeKalb County), MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 55 contributions totaling $11,011 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 49 contributions totaling $7,903 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $161 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)