Itasca, KS is a small rural town located in northeast Kansas. The town has a long history of involvement in local politics, with citizens actively voting in elections and attending town hall meetings. The current mayor of Itasca, KS is Brad Brown, who was elected to the position in 2020. The city council consists of six members, who hold regular meetings to discuss issues facing the community and develop plans for improvement. In recent years, Itasca has seen an increase in public interest surrounding local politics, as residents are eager to ensure their voices are heard on important topics such as taxes and education. With a population of about 500 people, Itasca is not immune to the common issues facing other rural towns across America today. However, the citizens remain dedicated to improving their quality of life through democratic participation and seeking out solutions that benefit everyone.
The political climate in Itasca, KS is strongly conservative.
Sherman County, KS is very conservative. In Sherman County, KS 14.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 83.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sherman county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 83.2% to 14.5%.
Sherman county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Itasca, KS is strongly conservative.
Sherman 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.
Itasca, 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 Itasca, KS
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $1,490 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 87 contributions totaling $15,540 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)