Dover, Kansas is a small town located in Kingman County. It has a population of around 800 people and is a tight-knit community. Despite its small size, Dover has an active political landscape with several candidates vying for local positions in the government. Many of the local candidates are running on platforms that emphasize fiscal responsibility, supporting local business initiatives, and maintaining high standards for the education system. Currently, the mayor is Brett Beasley who was elected in 2016 and is focused on improving the town’s infrastructure while also promoting growth among local businesses. The city council is currently made up of five members with diverse backgrounds and varying views on key topics that affect the town. People in Dover take their civic duty seriously when it comes to voting for leaders that they believe will help make their town better for future generations.
The political climate in Dover, KS is somewhat conservative.
Shawnee County, KS is leaning liberal. In Shawnee County, KS 49.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shawnee county flipped Democratic, 49.9% to 47.0%.
Shawnee county flipped Democratic after voting Republican in the previous five Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dover, KS is somewhat conservative.
Shawnee County, Kansas is leaning liberal.
Topeka Metro Area is leaning 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.
Dover, Kansas: r r r r r d
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 Dover, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,786 contributions totaling $224,447 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 938 contributions totaling $345,865 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $369 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)