West Point, Missouri is a small town located in St. Charles County. The town has a population of just over 200 and is a popular rural destination for those seeking a quiet and peaceful atmosphere. Despite its small size, West Point plays an important role in local politics, with the city council actively working to ensure that citizens have their voices heard when it comes to decisions made by the municipal government. West Point also has numerous active political groups who organize events and activities throughout the year to promote civic engagement and responsible decision making by the residents of the town. From local issues like taxes and development to national topics such as immigration and healthcare, West Point political groups strive to ensure that all members of the community are well informed about current events and have access to information they need in order to make informed choices at the ballot box.
The political climate in West Point, MO is strongly 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
West Point, MO is strongly 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.
West Point, 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 West Point, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $6 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $3 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $6,051 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $318 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)