Hillsboro, KS is a small town located in the heart of Kansas. With a population of just over 3,000 people, it is a tight-knit community with a strong sense of pride. As such, politics are an important part of the local culture here. The town is mainly represented by moderate Republicans and Democrats in both city and county elections. The city recently made history when they elected their first female mayor. Both parties work together to ensure that Hillsboro remains a safe and friendly place to live for all its residents. There are also several noteworthy organizations in the county that focus on issues like education, healthcare, poverty, public safety, and more that are actively involved in local politics.
The political climate in Hillsboro, KS is strongly conservative.
Marion County, KS is very conservative. In Marion County, KS 24.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.1% to 24.8%.
Marion county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hillsboro, KS is strongly conservative.
Marion 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.
Hillsboro, 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 Hillsboro, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21 contributions totaling $707 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $15,525 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $293 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)