64723 Amsterdam, MO is home to a small rural community located in the northwest corner of Missouri. The town has a rich history that dates back to the mid-1800s and has seen its fair share of political discussion and debates. Historically, the area was known as an agricultural center but more recently it has become one of the most forward-thinking cities in Missouri. Over the last decade, Amsterdam has seen significant growth with more businesses and organizations moving into the area. Despite its small size, this city is well represented politically with several local candidates from different parties running for office every election cycle. Although residents are passionate about their political views, many also generally prioritize working together to ensure that everyone is represented fairly regardless of party affiliation.
The political climate in Zip 64723 (Amsterdam, MO) is very conservative.
Bates County, MO is very conservative. In Bates County, MO 19.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bates county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.2% to 19.8%.
Bates county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 64723 (Amsterdam, MO) is very conservative.
Amsterdam, Missouri is very conservative.
Bates County, Missouri is very conservative.
Kansas City Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Amsterdam, 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 64723 (Amsterdam)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $3 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $3 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $210 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)