Altoona, KS is a small town in Bourbon County with an estimated population of just over 600 people. As a rural community, the local government and politics are heavily influenced by the desires and goals of its citizens. The city is governed by a mayor, four city commissioners, and a Town Clerk/Treasurer. Each year these positions are voted upon in the general election by registered voters in Altoona. While there is no official political party affiliation for any candidate running for office in Altoona, candidates typically campaign on topics such as economic growth, local infrastructure improvements, and maintaining good relations with neighboring communities. In addition to voting for officials to represent them on the local level, residents also have the opportunity to participate in larger local issues through events like town hall meetings or other civic activities. The small-town atmosphere of Altoona provides its citizens with ample opportunities to become more involved in their local government and politics.
The political climate in Altoona, KS is strongly conservative.
Wilson County, KS is very conservative. In Wilson County, KS 18.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wilson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.7% to 18.3%.
Wilson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Altoona, KS is strongly conservative.
Wilson County, Kansas is very conservative.
Kansas 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.
Altoona, Kansas: 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 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 Altoona, KS
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 4 contributions totaling $225 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)