Bates City, MO is a small town located in the midwestern United States. It has a rich history and culture that are cherished by its residents. The citizens of Bates City are very engaged in local politics and take pride in their community. Local elections are hotly contested among the candidates, who often have deep ties to the community. The issues that matter most to them include fiscal responsibility, education, economic development, public safety and infrastructure improvements. Community members regularly attend town hall meetings and other civic events to make sure their voices are heard by local officials. The City of Bates City has a dedicated team of elected officials and staff who work hard to ensure that all citizens are given the best quality of life possible.
The political climate in Zip 64011 (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
Zip 64011 (Bates City, MO) is very conservative.
Bates City, Missouri 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 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 64011 (Bates City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 88 contributions totaling $5,846 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $1,602 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)