Union-related proposition maps

[RBH]

Missouri, Collective bargaining for firefighters, 2002: https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=29&year=2002&f=0&off=51&elect=0

Oklahoma, "Right to Work", 2001: https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=40&year=2001&f=0&off=50&elect=7

And here's a manually-drawn map for Missouri's Right to Work amendment from 1978, since I haven't quite aligned the results from the documentation with the results of all 115 combined counties (I'm off by 150 votes in the No column)



The top 10 anti-RTW counties

Washington and Jefferson: 82/18 no
St. Louis City and Ste. Genevieve: 80/20 no
Reynolds: 79/21 no
Ray and St. Francois: 72/28 no
Iron and Lincoln: 70/30 no
St. Charles: 69/31 no

The top 10 pro-RTW counties

Ozark: 63/37 yes
Barton, Shelby, and Nodaway: 64/36 yes
Clark: 65/35 yes
Worth: 66/34 yes
Holt: 67/33 yes
Putnam: 69/31 yes
Scotland: 75/25 yes
Atchison: 77/23 yes

Overall, this amendment failed 60/40

[Filuwaúrdjan]

I love Eastern Oklahoma

The '78 Missouri map is very interesting; any explanation for some of the patterns?

[RBH]

You'll notice similarities between the 2002 MO map and the 1978 MO map.

The STL area appears to be very unionized (by current standards). But the BLS stats don't go down to county level.

Boone County (Columbia) isn't as pro-union now or then as the STL area. Boone County seems to be more socially liberal than economically liberal.

I'm not too sure what motivates Nodaway (Maryville) to vote for Right to Work. But, I know parts of the Ozarks are anti-union.

Although Joplin/Springfield appears to be reasonably pro-union.

You'll notice that the only county to give RTW less than 30% that regularly goes to Republicans is Lincoln County.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

You'll notice similarities between the 2002 MO map and the 1978 MO map.

Yes; although there seems to be something of an additional urban/rural split there. Maybe because people outside urban areas are less keen on public sector unions than average? (that's certainly the case over here, btw).

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