Yellow Creek Township, located in Chariton County, Missouri, is home to a diverse population. With a range of ages, races and backgrounds living together in the township, politics are an important part of life for many residents. Local elections often draw large numbers of voters into the polls as citizens strive to voice their opinions through their votes. The candidates that run for office come from various backgrounds and have different views on how to manage the township. Some may focus on improving local infrastructure while others may prioritize environmental protection or enhancements to public safety. The discussions around local politics often create a lively atmosphere throughout the township as residents debate different topics related to governing their area.
The political climate in Yellow Creek township (Chariton County), MO is strongly conservative.
Chariton County, MO is very conservative. In Chariton County, MO 22.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chariton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.3% to 22.5%.
Chariton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Yellow Creek township (Chariton County), MO is strongly conservative.
Chariton 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.
Yellow Creek township (Chariton 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 Yellow Creek township (Chariton County), MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 108 contributions totaling $13,415 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 70 contributions totaling $7,896 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)