Hamilton, MO is a small city located in Caldwell County, with a population of around 1,400 people. Despite its size, it plays an important role in the local political landscape. The city's mayor is currently Brad Bailey, who was elected in April 2020 and serves as the head of the city council. The other members of the council are Dennis Baxley, Don Baxley, Jr., Mark Shelton, and Larry Cooper. Together they make decisions about how to best serve their constituents and improve Hamilton's quality of life. Residents have the opportunity to get involved by attending public meetings or voicing their opinions on ballot initiatives that may affect issues such as taxes or zoning laws. As Hamilton continues to grow and evolve, its citizens will continue to shape their community through political dialogue and active participation in local government.
The political climate in Hamilton, MO is strongly conservative.
Caldwell County, MO is very conservative. In Caldwell County, MO 19.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Caldwell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.3% to 19.1%.
Caldwell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hamilton, MO is strongly conservative.
Caldwell 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.
Hamilton, 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 Hamilton, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $2,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $2,000 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $940 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)