Hampden, KS is a small town in the Sunflower State with a population of approximately 5,000 people. It is governed by a five-member Board of Trustees who work together to ensure that the community functions properly. The board is responsible for setting policies and regulations as well as organizing public services such as police and fire protection. They also manage the budget for the city and oversee important local projects. Every two years, local residents have the chance to elect their Board of Trustees and determine who will be leading their community. This election is an important way to make sure that the citizens of Hampden are getting a responsive government that works for them.
The political climate in Hampden, KS is very conservative.
Coffey County, KS is very conservative. In Coffey County, KS 21.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 76.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Coffey county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 76.4% to 21.1%.
Coffey county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hampden, KS is very conservative.
Coffey 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.
Hampden, 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 Hampden, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $2,450 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $223 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $4,105 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)