Bates City, Missouri is a small city located in the western part of the state. It has a strong sense of community and is known for its rich culture and history. Politically, Bates City operates within the framework of government established by the state of Missouri. The local government consists of elected officials who are responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the city and working to ensure that its citizens’ needs are being met. The mayor, City Council, and other municipal departments work together to develop policies, implement programs, and serve as stewards of public resources. Each election cycle, local residents have the opportunity to vote for candidates who will serve their interests on behalf of their community. In recent years, Bates City has seen an influx of new faces in political circles as more people become engaged in the civic process. As such, there is a vibrant political atmosphere in Bates City with numerous parties competing for influence in local politics.
The political climate in Bates City, MO is very conservative.
Lafayette County, MO is very conservative. In Lafayette County, MO 26.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lafayette county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.8% to 26.2%.
Lafayette county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bates City, MO is very conservative.
Lafayette 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.
Bates City, 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 Bates City, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 284 contributions totaling $27,486 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 138 contributions totaling $16,514 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)