Holt, MO is a small town located in Clay County. While it has a limited population and is not very well known, the people of Holt take their politics seriously. Local elections are important to the people here, as they provide an opportunity for residents to have their voices heard when it comes to deciding who should hold office in the city. The political landscape is diverse with candidates from different political affiliations vying for positions on the local government board. Each candidate brings unique perspectives which make for interesting debates and engaging discussions about the issues facing Holt's citizens. Residents take pride in participating in elections and are eager to make sure that their vote counts so that their opinions will be reflected in the local governing body.
The political climate in Zip 64048 (Holt, MO) is somewhat conservative.
Clay County, MO is leaning conservative. In Clay County, MO 46.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clay county remained Republican, 51.0% to 46.9%.
Clay county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 64048 (Holt, MO) is somewhat conservative.
Holt, Missouri is somewhat conservative.
Clay County, Missouri is leaning 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.
Holt, Missouri: d 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 64048 (Holt)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 182 contributions totaling $7,985 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $2,090 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)