Fremont, Kansas is a small town located in the heart of the Midwest. It is known for its beautiful landscapes and friendly people. While it may seem like a quiet town, it is actually quite active politically. Fremont has its own local government which consists of a mayor and city council who are responsible for day-to-day operations such as budgets, zoning regulations, and public safety. Every two years, there is an election to decide who will fill the positions in local government. This means that residents have the power to choose their representatives who can make decisions that will shape their community. The current mayor is Bob White and he has been in office since 2008. The city council currently has five members representing different parts of Fremont including Diane Smith, Steve Anderson, Jeff Johnson, Mary Johnson, and John Brown. Residents can get involved with local politics by attending meetings or joining political action groups such as the Fremont Republican Club or Democratic Party of Fremont County.
The political climate in Fremont, KS is moderately conservative.
Lyon County, KS is somewhat conservative. In Lyon County, KS 43.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lyon county remained strongly Republican, 53.7% to 43.1%.
Lyon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fremont, KS is moderately conservative.
Lyon County, Kansas is somewhat conservative.
Emporia Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Fremont, 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 Fremont, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,319 contributions totaling $46,022 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 137 contributions totaling $25,841 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $189 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)