Hannibal, MO is a small town located in the northeastern part of Missouri. It is known for its historic downtown area and Mark Twain attractions. Politically, Hannibal leans towards more conservative values, with Republican candidates dominating local elections. The city has been led by Republican mayors since 2000 and has implemented policies that benefit different industries across the region. Local candidates are often found running on platforms of fiscal responsibility and advocating for smaller government roles in citizens’ lives. In recent years, there have been efforts to increase voter turnout among the youth population and more focus on environmental issues. Although some disagreements arise from time to time among the local constituents, Hannibal remains a reliably conservative community with strong Republican leadership.
The political climate in Hannibal, MO is moderately conservative.
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
Hannibal, MO is moderately conservative.
Marion County, Missouri 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.
Hannibal, 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 Hannibal, MO
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,266 contributions totaling $223,083 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 468 contributions totaling $70,563 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)