Gore, Kansas is a small town located in Franklin County. It is primarily a rural community with a population of just over 500 people. Although the town is quite small, it has a vibrant political life and is home to many engaged citizens. The town holds local elections every two years to elect city officials who make decisions that affect the lives of Gore residents. These elected officials include the mayor, two council members, and various board members such as those in charge of water services or housing regulations. Each election cycle brings out passionate candidates who have positions on various issues and strive to make their voices heard throughout the campaign season. With such an engaged citizenry, Gore politics are lively and active - making sure that everyone's voice is heard no matter what size their hometown may be.
The political climate in Gore, KS is strongly conservative.
Sumner County, KS is very conservative. In Sumner County, KS 23.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 74.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sumner county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 74.2% to 23.7%.
Sumner county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gore, KS is strongly conservative.
Sumner 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.
Gore, 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 Gore, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 187 contributions totaling $13,336 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 93 contributions totaling $14,787 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)