Houston Lake, MO is a small town in central Missouri with a population of approximately 1,500 people. The local political landscape revolves around the City Council, which consists of five members who are elected from five wards throughout the city. These members serve four-year terms and work to enact policies that benefit the citizens of Houston Lake. In addition to the City Council, there is also an elected Mayor who serves as the head of the government. Recent debates among local politicians have focused on topics such as infrastructure improvement, economic development, public safety, and education. The current Mayor has worked to create diverse economic opportunities for residents while maintaining a safe and friendly environment in Houston Lake. With its close-knit community and commitment to serving its citizens, Houston Lake is an ideal place to live and work in central Missouri.
The political climate in Houston Lake, MO is leaning conservative.
Platte County, MO is leaning conservative. In Platte County, MO 47.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Platte county remained Republican, 50.5% to 47.5%.
Platte county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Houston Lake, MO is leaning conservative.
Platte County, Missouri is leaning conservative.
Kansas City 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.
Houston Lake, 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 Houston Lake, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,250 contributions totaling $137,370 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 187 contributions totaling $69,890 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $374 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)