The city of La Plata, MO is a small town with a population of approximately 2,800 people. The city is governed by a mayor and six members of the City Council who represent different wards in the city. In addition to these elected officials, there is also an elected City Clerk and Treasurer. There are also other appointed positions such as a Chief of Police and Public Works Director. All political decisions for the city are made by the City Council, with the Mayor presiding over meetings and casting tie-breaking votes when necessary. Elections for mayoral, council, and other local offices take place every two years. Over the past few years, La Plata has seen an increased presence from young professionals and families looking to enjoy its small-town feel while being close to larger cities like Quincy and Hannibal. This increased attention has led to several important local initiatives such as improving infrastructure and providing more recreational activities for residents.
The political climate in Zip 63549 (La Plata, 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
Zip 63549 (La Plata, MO) is very conservative.
La Plata, Missouri is very conservative.
Macon County, Missouri is very conservative.
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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.
La Plata, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 63549 (La Plata)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $775 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 92 contributions totaling $2,664 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)