Hannibal, NY is a small town in the Oswego County region of upstate New York. It is a sleepy community with a population of just under 2,000 people. The town has its own local government which consists of an elected mayor and town board members. In Hannibal, most local politics revolve around maintaining the charm and character of the small town while making sure that it remains a safe and welcoming place for families to live. Issues such as education funding, infrastructure updates, and economic development are all topics that come up on the regular for local political candidates. In addition to these issues, candidates must also prioritize environmental conservation and sustainability initiatives in order to ensure Hannibal remains a beautiful place to call home.
The political climate in Hannibal, NY is moderately conservative.
Oswego County, NY is moderately conservative. In Oswego County, NY 38.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oswego county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.0% to 38.8%.
Oswego county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hannibal, NY is moderately conservative.
Oswego County, New York is moderately conservative.
Syracuse Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
New York is moderately liberal.
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, New York: r r d d 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, NY
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,569 contributions totaling $82,968 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 459 contributions totaling $43,871 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)