Gibbs, MO is a small town located in southwest Missouri with a population of roughly 5,000 people. The town has a rich political history, and the local politics are largely influenced by the issues that drive the state as a whole. In recent years, Gibbs has been represented in both the House and Senate of the Missouri General Assembly by members of both major parties. Local elections often reflect the larger trends in the political landscape, but there are also distinct local issues that often factor into campaign strategies. The current mayor is an independent who was elected to office on a platform of fiscal responsibility and expanding access to quality education. There are also two city council members from each major party who were elected to their positions based on their commitment to protecting and preserving the small-town charm that makes Gibbs so special.
The political climate in Zip 63540 (Gibbs, MO) is strongly conservative.
Adair County, MO is strongly conservative. In Adair County, MO 35.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Adair county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.0% to 35.9%.
Adair county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 63540 (Gibbs, MO) is strongly conservative.
Gibbs, Missouri is strongly conservative.
Adair County, Missouri is strongly conservative.
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.
Gibbs, 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 63540 (Gibbs)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)