Coats, KS is a small town in the state of Kansas known for its rich history and tight-knit community. In terms of local politics, the city is led by a Mayor and five City Council members that are elected by the townspeople. The current Mayor of Coats, KS is Vincent Rauls, who has held this position since 2016. The City Council includes Eric Jackson, Joan Walker, Jeffery Smith, Matthew Johnson and Mary Chambers. Each one holds office for two years and works together to make important decisions about the city's finances, infrastructure and public services. This dedicated group of leaders strives to ensure that Coats remains safe and prosperous for all its residents. They also work closely with local businesses to ensure economic growth and stability for the entire area.
The political climate in Coats, KS is very conservative.
Pratt County, KS is very conservative. In Pratt County, KS 22.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pratt county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.1% to 22.6%.
Pratt county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Coats, KS is very conservative.
Pratt 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.
Coats, 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 Coats, 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 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)