Rich Hill, MO is a small rural community in 64779 that has a strong sense of pride and community. It is governed by the Rich Hill City Council, a five-member board that works to improve the city's infrastructure and ensure its citizens' safety and well-being. The council is appointed from local residents and holds elections every four years. Issues such as public safety, economic development, and infrastructure improvements are discussed at their regular meetings. In addition, the council hosts public forums throughout the year to keep citizens informed of current events and take their input into consideration when making decisions for the town. Overall, Rich Hill’s politics are focused on preserving its traditional values while continuing to move forward with progressive ideas for its future.
The political climate in Zip 64779 (Rich Hill, MO) is very 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
Zip 64779 (Rich Hill, MO) is very conservative.
Rich Hill, Missouri is very 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.
Rich Hill, 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 64779 (Rich Hill)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $300 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)