Bennett, Kansas is a small town located in the northeastern part of the state, with a strong sense of community and local pride. The local politics in Bennett revolve around maintaining the small-town atmosphere and providing its residents with all the essential services they need. Local issues such as education, public safety, transportation, and infrastructure are addressed through city ordinances and initiatives by elected officials. The town has an elected mayor who presides over two city councils: one for general services and another for special projects like parks and recreation. Candidates for election to local offices are determined through a process of candidate selection by members of the community. All candidates must have lived in Bennett for at least one year prior to running for office. Through this process, Bennett strives to ensure that its citizens have a say in the decisions made by their elected representatives.
The political climate in Bennett, KS is very conservative.
Kingman County, KS is very conservative. In Kingman County, KS 19.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kingman county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.3% to 19.0%.
Kingman county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bennett, KS is very conservative.
Kingman County, Kansas is very conservative.
Wichita Metro Area is moderately 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.
Bennett, 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 Bennett, 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 2 contributions totaling $400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)