The city of Amsterdam, Ohio is situated in Washington County and has a population of approximately 1,000 people. The city is governed by a Mayor-Council form of government with the current mayor being Kyle Miller. The local politics in Amsterdam have been largely focused on maintaining the small-town atmosphere and creating opportunities for economic development. There have been initiatives to work with neighboring towns to create a regional economic development plan that would bring more jobs to the area. Additionally, there have been plans to develop an outdoor recreation center that would serve as a gathering space and increase tourism in the area. The City Council also works hard to ensure that all residents are receiving services they need by investing resources into improving infrastructure, such as roads, sidewalks, and parks.
The political climate in Zip 43903 (Amsterdam, OH) is very conservative.
Jefferson County, OH is very conservative. In Jefferson County, OH 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.3% to 30.0%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 43903 (Amsterdam, OH) is very conservative.
Amsterdam, Ohio is very conservative.
Jefferson County, Ohio is very conservative.
Weirton-Steubenville Metro Area is very conservative.
Ohio is leaning 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, Ohio: d d d 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 43903 (Amsterdam)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $1,500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,500 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $524 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)