Atlanta, MO is a small city located in Southwest Missouri. The city is governed by a five-member council which is elected by the citizens of Atlanta every two years. This council appoints the mayor who then presides over all council meetings and is the official representative of the town. Along with local issues, Atlanta also holds an annual election for political candidates running to become a delegate to the Missouri House of Representatives. This election brings together people from across the state as they discuss their political views, and plans for the future of Atlanta. In addition to state politics, Atlanta hosts numerous charity events throughout the year in order to raise money and lend assistance to those in need. By investing in its residents' well-being, Atlanta proves that it is dedicated to upholding strong values.
The political climate in Atlanta, MO is very conservative.
Macon County, MO is very conservative. In Macon County, MO 21.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Macon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.5% to 21.2%.
Macon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Atlanta, MO is very conservative.
Macon 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.
Atlanta, 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 Atlanta, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $1,150 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $230 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $3,285 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $205 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)