Elm, MO is a small town located in central Missouri. While the town is not very large, it is home to a vibrant political atmosphere. Local residents are passionate about their views and take an active role in the political process. Town meetings are regularly held to discuss local issues and candidates for public office are often discussed. The local elections happen every two years and citizens can vote for mayor, city council members, and other local government positions. Though the town may be small, its citizens take politics seriously and make sure that their voices are heard!
The political climate in Elm, MO is strongly conservative.
Putnam County, MO is very conservative. In Putnam County, MO 15.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Putnam county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.0% to 15.3%.
Putnam county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elm, MO is strongly conservative.
Putnam County, Missouri 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.
Elm, 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 Elm, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 123 contributions totaling $10,961 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $1,226 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)