The small village of Latham, MO is a tight-knit community located in Newton County with a population of around 700 people. The local politics in the area are generally dominated by the same few people who have been involved in local government for many years. The village has a Town Council made up of four members elected at large, and a Mayor also elected at large. Each year, candidates from both major political parties run for office to serve on the Town Council, and the citizens cast their votes in an effort to ensure that their best interests are represented. The current Town Council consists of two Republicans and two Democrats who work together to bring positive changes to the area. Through their dedication and hard work, Latham continues to be a great place to live and raise a family.
The political climate in Zip 65050 (Latham, MO) is very conservative.
Moniteau County, MO is very conservative. In Moniteau County, MO 18.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Moniteau county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.3% to 18.3%.
Moniteau county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 65050 (Latham, MO) is very conservative.
Latham, Missouri is very conservative.
Moniteau 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.
Latham, 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 65050 (Latham)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)