Union, MO is a small town located in the east-central part of the state. It is served by two county commissioners who oversee the county's affairs and a mayor who presides over the city. The Union City Council consists of five members, all of whom are elected every three years in nonpartisan elections. In addition to its local government, Union also participates in the surrounding Franklin County government. Each year, citizens can vote for representatives to serve on the County Commission as well as on various boards such as health and finance. The town also elects a sheriff and court judges that handle matters relating to criminal justice. Overall, Union has a strong commitment to civic engagement and local politics, with many residents taking an active role in their government and participating in important decisions that affect their community.
The political climate in Union, MO is strongly conservative.
Franklin County, MO is very conservative. In Franklin County, MO 27.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.8% to 27.1%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Union, MO is strongly conservative.
Franklin County, Missouri is very conservative.
St. Louis Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Union, 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 Union, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 448 contributions totaling $46,245 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 185 contributions totaling $30,954 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)