Amsterdam, Montana is a small town located in the quaint foothills of the Rocky Mountains. It is governed by a mayor-council form of government, where the mayor is elected directly by the citizens and the council members are elected from each of the city's four wards. The current Mayor of Amsterdam, MT is John Smith and he has been serving since 2018. The city council consists of seven members who are responsible for representing their constituents’ interests. They oversee the city budget and pass ordinances that affect municipal operations such as police services, utilities, parks and recreation, public works, and fire protection services. The Amsterdam City Council also monitors local development projects to ensure that they comply with state law and promote economic growth in Amsterdam. Additionally, they review all proposed zoning changes within the city limits to make sure that these activities do not infringe upon private property rights or adversely affect local residents.
The political climate in Amsterdam, MT is leaning conservative.
Gallatin County, MT is leaning liberal. In Gallatin County, MT 52.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gallatin county remained moderately Democratic, 52.2% to 44.6%.
Gallatin county voted Democratic in 2020, 2016 and 2008, and voted Republican in 2012, 2004 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Amsterdam, MT is leaning conservative.
Gallatin County, Montana is leaning liberal.
Bozeman Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Montana is moderately 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, Montana: R R d r d d
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 Amsterdam, MT
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 62 contributions totaling $9,347 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 103 contributions totaling $73,970 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $718 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)