Hume, MO is a small town located in the Ozarks. It has a rich history and culture, and its politics are deeply rooted in the community's values. The local government of Hume is made up of three elected officials - Mayor, City Clerk, and City Council. Each official is responsible for advocating for their constituents and ensuring the city functions properly. The mayor focuses on local issues such as public safety, healthcare, education, and economic development. The city clerk oversees financial matters including collecting taxes and working with other departments to create balanced budgets. Finally, the City Council serves as a voice for citizens by making laws that benefit everyone in Hume. Together these elected officials strive to make Hume a better place to live and work for all residents.
The political climate in Hume, MO is very conservative.
Bates County, MO is very conservative. In Bates County, MO 19.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bates county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.2% to 19.8%.
Bates county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hume, MO is very conservative.
Bates County, Missouri is very 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.
Hume, 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 Hume, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $340 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $35 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)