Union Township (Nodaway Cnty), MO is a small community with a deep-rooted history of local political involvement. The citizens of Union Township are passionate about their politics, often taking part in local elections and attending town hall meetings to stay politically informed. Union Township is served by numerous members of the Missouri General Assembly, including representatives and senators who represent the county in both state and national politics. Locally, the township has seen many mayors come and go over the years, who have all sought to improve the quality of life for their constituents. Additionally, there are many organizations throughout Union Township that promote political engagement and provide resources to residents seeking to become more involved in their local government. All in all, Union Township proves that even small communities can have a big impact on politics at both the state and national level.
The political climate in Union township (Nodaway County), MO is moderately conservative.
Nodaway County, MO is very conservative. In Nodaway County, MO 28.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nodaway county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.3% to 28.8%.
Nodaway county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Union township (Nodaway County), MO is moderately conservative.
Nodaway County, Missouri is very conservative.
Maryville 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.
Union township (Nodaway 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 Union township (Nodaway County), MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 581 contributions totaling $43,734 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 121 contributions totaling $17,728 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)