Homewood, KS is an active and vibrant community with a local government that is dedicated to providing exceptional services and programs for its citizens. The city council consists of five members elected by the residents of Homewood, who meet monthly to discuss issues important to the community. Elections are held every four years in November. The mayor of Homewood serves as the head of the city government and works with other elected officials to carry out city policies. Local organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce, Main Street organization, and local schools play an important role in keeping Homewood’s politics involved in the community's growth and development. Together, these groups work to keep Homewood a great place to live for its residents.
The political climate in Homewood, KS is very conservative.
Franklin County, KS is very conservative. In Franklin County, KS 29.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Franklin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.0% to 29.6%.
Franklin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Homewood, KS is very conservative.
Franklin County, Kansas is very conservative.
Ottawa Metro Area 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.
Homewood, 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 Homewood, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 987 contributions totaling $21,435 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 149 contributions totaling $29,982 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $201 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)