Taos, Missouri is a small rural town located in the Southern part of the state. The town has a small but active local political scene. Local candidates for office range from school board members to county commissioners. All elected positions are voted on by the citizens of Taos and are contested by multiple candidates from both major political parties. Issues of concern to locals include education, infrastructure development, and sustainability initiatives. To stay informed about upcoming elections, residents can attend town hall meetings or keep an eye on local media coverage. All in all, Taos has a vibrant political culture that is important to its citizens.
The political climate in Taos, MO is strongly conservative.
Cole County, MO is very conservative. In Cole County, MO 32.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cole county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.8% to 32.0%.
Cole county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Taos, MO is strongly conservative.
Cole County, Missouri is very conservative.
Jefferson City Metro Area 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.
Taos, 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 Taos, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,680 contributions totaling $252,858 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 354 contributions totaling $197,366 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $558 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)