The small town of Watson, MO (64466) is predominantly rural and largely Republican-leaning in its politics. In recent years, the local government has been focused on developing its infrastructure and creating jobs to support a growing population. With the most recent census data indicating a population of nearly 1,200 people, the political landscape in Watson is still being heavily shaped by local politicians pushing for greater economic development while maintaining their conservative values. Local elections often feature candidates from both major parties vying for votes from residents who are passionate about their community’s future. Those elected to office focus on issues such as tax reform, public safety, improvements to city services, and investment in infrastructure—all with an eye toward improving the quality of life for all citizens of Watson.
The political climate in Zip 64496 (Watson, MO) is very conservative.
Atchison County, MO is very conservative. In Atchison County, MO 20.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Atchison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.1% to 20.0%.
Atchison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 64496 (Watson, MO) is very conservative.
Watson, Missouri is very conservative.
Atchison 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.
Watson, 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 64496 (Watson)
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 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)