The politics of the Kirksville, MO Metro Area are largely influenced by the counties that make up this region. Adair County is located in the heart of Missouri, and its citizens are known for their conservative beliefs on many issues. The county has voted Republican in most elections, with current President Donald Trump receiving 63% of the vote in 2016. In addition to Adair County, Macon County and Schuyler County make up the Kirksville metro area. These two counties have generally been Democratic-leaning, although Macon County did support President Trump in 2016. The politics of these areas can be influential in state and local elections as well. Locally elected officials focus on a wide range of topics such as public safety, infrastructure improvements, education reform, economic development, and more. Candidates for office typically come from within each county or from surrounding areas who have close ties with the community. As residents of Kirksville continue to voice their opinion on important issues, political leaders strive to serve their best interests while working for a better future for the entire region.
The political climate in Kirksville Metro Area is strongly conservative.
In Kirksville Metro Area 33.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Kirksville metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.8% to 33.3%.
The Kirksville metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kirksville Metro Area is strongly 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.
Kirksville, 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 Kirksville Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,574 contributions totaling $139,675 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 213 contributions totaling $58,325 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $274 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)