The politics in the Hannibal, MO Metro Area are largely influenced by the local government. This includes representatives from the city council and mayor's office who work together to ensure that all citizens in the area have access to services and resources they need. Additionally, there are various committees and task forces working on different initiatives within the city such as infrastructure improvement projects, public safety initiatives, economic development efforts and social programs for those in need. With an engaged citizenry involved in these efforts, Hannibal is a community that is well-prepared to face political challenges and embrace new opportunities.
The political climate in Hannibal Metro Area is very conservative.
In Hannibal Metro Area 23.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Hannibal metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.1% to 23.2%.
The Hannibal metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Hannibal Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 705 contributions totaling $118,419 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 225 contributions totaling $37,216 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)