Lamar, MO is a small town located in the southeastern part of Missouri, easily accessible by I-44. It has a vibrant political atmosphere that serves to bring together its community of over 5,000 people. City government focuses on providing the best services for residents and businesses alike, including public works projects, economic development initiatives, and educational resources. Local elections are held regularly to ensure residents have the opportunity to shape their town’s future through representatives of their choosing. Candidates must be registered voters in the city and work hard to convince voters of their ability to lead Lamar into a bright future. Voter participation is encouraged as this is an important way citizens can make their voices heard. The politics in Lamar are focused on creating positive change for the entire community and empowering citizens to help determine the direction of their own hometown.
The political climate in Lamar, MO is strongly conservative.
Barton County, MO is very conservative. In Barton County, MO 13.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 85.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Barton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 85.0% to 13.9%.
Barton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lamar, MO is strongly conservative.
Barton 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.
Lamar, 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 Lamar, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 171 contributions totaling $6,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $6,298 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)