Savannah, Missouri is a small city located in Andrew County with a population of 6,445. It is a rural area that serves as the county seat for Andrew County and has many of its own government offices and politics. The local government of Savannah consists of a Mayor and City Council who work together to make decisions on behalf of the people. Local elections occur every two years, allowing citizens to choose their representatives. There are several political parties represented in Savannah, as well as independent candidates, all vying for local office. The current mayor is Mark Spannagel, who was elected in 2020. With his election win, Spannagel pledged to focus on economic development while also staying true to Savannah's rural roots. In addition to the Mayor's office, there are five other seats available on the City Council which are held by four Republicans and one Democrat. Each member works diligently to ensure that all constituents' voices are heard and considered when making decisions for the town.
The political climate in Zip 64485 (Savannah, MO) is very conservative.
Andrew County, MO is very conservative. In Andrew County, MO 24.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Andrew county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.2% to 24.1%.
Andrew county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 64485 (Savannah, MO) is very conservative.
Savannah, Missouri is very conservative.
Andrew County, Missouri is very conservative.
St. Joseph 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.
Savannah, 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 64485 (Savannah)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 57 contributions totaling $3,276 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 71 contributions totaling $211,560 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,980 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)