Latham is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Latham typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Latham, ~8% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Latham compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Latham leans more Republican than 41 of 47 neighbors.
Latham runs about 52 points more Republican than Missouri as a whole.
Why Latham leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Latham, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Latham, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Missouri average of 22%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Latham sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 5%, below 75% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Latham are family households, above 89% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Latham, MO sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Latham looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Latham is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 7% of homes in Latham have more than one occupant per room, above 94% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 64% of adults in Latham have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fortuna, MO R+69
- Clarksburg, MO R+69
- California, MO R+54
- Tipton, MO R+57
- Glensted, MO R+71
- Barnett, MO R+69
- High Point, MO R+64
- Versailles, MO R+62
- Enon, MO R+68
- Olean, MO R+73
Cities with Similar Populations
- Springfield, WI R+32
- Fox Creek, WI R+32
- Mize, GA R+78
- Cathance, ME R+6
- Woodbury, PA R+72
- Misenheimer, NC R+57
- Downing, WI R+41
- Hebron, ND R+70
- Davisville, TX R+58
- Wind Lake, WI R+26
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Missouri Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.