Appleton, KS is a small town located in the northwest corner of Kansas. It has a population of just over 1,500 people and is known for its friendly and neighborly atmosphere. Politically, the town is traditionally conservative with Republican candidates typically receiving more votes than Democrats in local elections. However, as the population has grown in recent years, more progressive candidates have been elected to local offices. Currently, Appleton has a mayor and four city council members who are working together to ensure that the citizens of Appleton get the best services possible from their government. With an emphasis on fiscal responsibility and supporting local businesses, Appleton's politics are geared towards making sure that the community continues to thrive in years to come.
The political climate in Appleton, KS is strongly conservative.
Clark County, KS is very conservative. In Clark County, KS 13.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clark county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.7% to 13.4%.
Clark county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Appleton, KS is strongly conservative.
Clark 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.
Appleton, 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 Appleton, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $1,125 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 85 contributions totaling $74,900 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $881 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)