Marion County, Missouri is a beautiful rural area in the southeastern corner of the state. It is home to around 33,000 people and is largely agricultural with some industrial activity. Politically, Marion County leans heavily conservative, and elections tend to be dominated by Republican candidates. Local politicians focus on issues such as job growth, education reform, and property rights. The county government works hard to make sure that services are provided efficiently and that taxes are kept low. In recent years there has been an emphasis on improving infrastructure, particularly roads and bridges, and also on promoting economic development. With lots of potential for further progress in the years ahead, Marion County promises to remain a vibrant part of the Missouri political landscape.
The political climate in Marion County, MO is very conservative.
In Marion County, MO 23.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.1% to 23.9%.
Marion county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Marion County, MO is very conservative.
Hannibal Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Marion, 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 Marion County, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 464 contributions totaling $84,396 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 179 contributions totaling $31,124 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)