Atwood, KS is a small rural town located in northwest Kansas. The town has a population of approximately 1,500 people and is known for its strong sense of community and traditional values. As with many small towns in the area, Atwood politics are largely driven by local issues that directly affect the day to day lives of residents. Local candidates running for office often focus on topics such as public safety, infrastructure development, and economic growth. While Atwood may not feature high-profile state or national political campaigns, residents take their local politics seriously - showing up to town hall meetings to voice their opinions and cast their votes. Ultimately, the local political process reflects the values of Atwood's citizens and serves as a platform to ensure that their voices are heard.
The political climate in Atwood, KS is strongly conservative.
Rawlins County, KS is very conservative. In Rawlins County, KS 14.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rawlins county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.8% to 14.2%.
Rawlins county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Atwood, KS is strongly conservative.
Rawlins 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.
Atwood, 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 Atwood, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 44 contributions totaling $18,850 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $428 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 44 contributions totaling $9,352 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)