Schuyler County is located in northwestern Missouri and is a rural area with a population of 8,500. The county has three townships that are represented by an elected board of supervisors. In the elections for the board of supervisors, local political candidates run for office to represent their respective townships on the Schuyler County Board. These local political candidates come from all walks of life, and they pledge to serve their constituents and make decisions that will benefit them. Candidates must abide by state laws and regulations while making sure the county meets its budgetary needs. It is also important for candidates to have strong relationships with other local leaders in order to ensure effective communication between the town governments and the county government as a whole.
The political climate in Schuyler County, MO is very conservative.
In Schuyler County, MO 18.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Schuyler county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.2% to 18.6%.
Schuyler county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Schuyler County, MO is very conservative.
Kirksville Metro Area is strongly 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.
Schuyler, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Schuyler County, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 35 contributions totaling $1,503 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $725 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)